Gravesend War Memorial

The Gravesend War Memorial is located in the Windmill Hill Conservation Area within Windmill Hill Gardens, set in the center of a landscaped circular garden. Paths lead to all four sides of the memorial, which features four steps at the front and three steps at the back. The memorial includes a bronze statue of a winged Victory holding a laurel wreath in her right hand, positioned on a tall square granite plinth that sits atop a larger square granite base with two steps.

On the front face of the plinth, there is a carving of a wreath with a torch in the center. Below this carving is the inscription: "ERECTED/ IN PROFOUND AND GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN/ OF GRAVESEND WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR ROUGH ISLAND STORY/ THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY." Beneath this inscription are two columns of names, and on the lower plinth is the inscription: "IN GRATEFUL AND ENDURING/ 1939- REMEMBRANCE- 1945/ OF ALL THOSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED/ FORCES AND CIVILIANS OF THIS BOROUGH/ WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR." Below this is the inscription "HIS," with a cross through the center of the letter H.

Each of the other three faces of the memorial also features two columns of names. On the back face, above the names, is a carving of the town coat of arms accompanied by the inscription "DECUS ET TUTAMEN."