Herne – St Martin’s Church, Kent

WILLIAM CHARLES WOOLLETT

Location:
St Martin Church.
Herne, Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 7HN

Details on the cross:
silver plaque with the following text:

CAPT W.C. WOOLLETT   K.O.Y.L.I

Gold square plaque located part way down the bottom section of the cross has the following text in black and red font:

ORIGINAL CROSS
FROM
GRASS LANE CEMTY
GUEUDECOURT
FRANCE
CAPT W.C. WOOLLETT.
KOYLI

Cross dimensions:
Top to bottom: 440mm.
Side to side: 155mm
Thickness of wood: 30mm

Other information:
Mounting to wall: Hanging on a nail
Surface insertion depth: 70mm
Finish: Unfinished
Condition: Good condition, but some woodworm

There is a marble plaque above the cross:

MORS JANUA VITAE
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM CHARLES WOOLLETT
CAPT 11TH BATTN KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LT INFANTRY
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE, ON THE SOMME
SEPTEMBER 16th 1916
IN HIS 26th YEAR

SACRIFICED AT THE ALTAR OF LIBERTY HE
PASSED ON TO LIFE EVERLASTING

Plus a picture of him

There was also a table with flowers, a photo and information about Capt Woollett.

His father was a sidesman at St Martin Church, Herne, and he recovered the cross from the grave to bring it to the Church.
In the same area of the church is a memorial plaque to the memory of the old boys and masters of Herne College, who fell in the Great War.

Survey and Photographs courtesy of Suzanne Duffy.
Date of survey: 26th August 2016