Christ Church

"TRIFLE NOT THY TIME IS SHORT"

The church was consecrated on 27th July 1850 and destroyed by a German bomb on 17th May 1942.

The "PUBLIC RECORD" plaque (below) on the north side of the tower commemorates

"The Volunteers from Folkestone
and District who Served in
the South African War
1899-1902"

Top centre is the Borough of Folkestone ship emblem; left is an Infantryman; right is the Kent "Invicta" horse emblem

The first name on the list is Lieut. Col. The Earl of Radnor.

Lieut. Col.  

The Earl of Radnor  

OF The Volunteers from Folkestone
and District who Served in
the South African War
1899-1902

Private  

Coles, H.W.

Lieut. Col.  

Frewen E.  

"

Cottrell B.H.

Captain  

Gosling, Graham.  

"

Gell F.J.

Lieut.

Ewart R.F.

"

Griffiths J.H.

Gill C.F.C.

"

Haisell F.C.

Goodwin H.

Lce.Corp.

Pemble, J.W.  

Trooper  

Overy, J.  

Harman G.W.

Lukey F

Trooper

Barton R.

"

Price H.W.

"

Harnden A.F.

Vet.Lieut.

Morgan E.

"

"

Prior W.J.

"

Howland F.W.

Serg.Maj.

Daniels A.

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Cock H.H.

"

Rigden J.W.

"

Jenner W.R.

Qr.Mr.Serg.

Ferguson C.

"

Fowler A.E.

"

Roberts J.

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Kirk A.A.

Serg.Inst.

Witchell J.

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Fowler G.P.

"

Salter H.E.

"

Maskell W.

Sergeant

Baker H.C.

"

Garswood A.F.

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Sawyer H.B.

"

Osborne A.E.

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Fanning W.

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Golden A.

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Seath H.

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Ovenden H.J.

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Fendley C.

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Golder P.

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Stone T.E.

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Palmer P.

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Foster H.

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Goodwin H.M.

"

Strood P.

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Payne G.W.T.

"

Munkton J.

"

Gorringe G.H.

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Swain P.

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Philpott C.R.

"

Scott W.L.

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Green H.

"

Wood A.

"

Read H.

Corporal

Carpenter W.C.M.

"

Green H.T.W.

"

Wood A.E.

"

Setterfield H.

"

Fox F.W.

"

Herbert A.H.

Private

Austen A.E.

"

Walker J.W.

"

Francis W.H.

"

Hogben A.D.

"

Bayley W.

"

Wakefield W.M.

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Gosling S.W.

"

Hogben J.

"

Berry A.E.

"

Wenman H.E.

Lce.Corp.

Colwell E.G.

"

Jones H.

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Buttress W.C.

"

Willson E.J.

"

Lukey H.

"

Carey E.J.

"

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Marshall A.C.

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Chapman J.G.

"

"

Mills J.W.

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Chatterton S.J.

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