Memorial shrine and Memorial cross (1921)

Post date: Apr 02, 2014 5:52:17 PM

Order of Ceremony held in Kent archives ref P385/28/4. Partial transcription only.

The Parish of Wateringbury

THE ORDER OF CEREMONY

FOR

THE UNVEILING

BY

Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell, K.C.B.,K.C.M.G.

AND

THE DEDICATION

BY

The Right Rev, John Reginald Harmer, D.D.

(Lord Bishop of Rochester)

OF

THE MEMORIAL SHRINE

IN THE CHURCH

In Memory of the Men of Wateringbury who fell in the

Great War, 1914-18

AND OF

THE MEMORIAL CROSS

AT THE CROSS ROADS

APRIL 24^TH , 1921

THE ORDER OF CEREMONY

The Church bells will be rung and the doors of the Church will be opened at 2.45 p.m.; the Service will begin at 3.15

[summary: Chopin’s Funeral march; Psalm 23; The lesson; unveiling of shrine by Maj. Gen]

“THESE MEN

Gave their Life in the Great War

1914-1918

They were the glory of their time:

Their bodies are buried in peace,

But their name liveth evermore

[then hymn “For all the saints”; the dedication; Lord’s Prayer; the contemplation; hymn “O valiant Hearts, who to your glory came” then procession from Church to Cross Roads with Scout’s band playing on march; Unveiling by Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell and dedication by bishop of the Memorial Cross after hymn “O God, our help in ages past” and National Anthem. Then hymn “God of our fathers, known of old”].

“The Chairman of Committee will entrust the Dedicated Memorial to the keeping of the Parish Council, and will hand the deed of Conveyance of the site to the Clerk for preservation in the council’s archives.”