Westgate-on-Sea British Legion War Memorial

Westgate-on-Sea War memorial is located in The Gardens, to the north of the junction of Sea Road and St Mildred’s Road. It consists of a large rough-hewn granite plinth with a plain Latin cross rising from the top. The plinth stands on a low granite base, square on plan, and is enclosed by an iron railing carried by eight iron posts.

There are two plain panels to the front face of the plinth: the upper panel carries the dedication BRITISH LEGION/ “LEST WE FORGET”/ 1914 – 1918. The lower panel has the list of the names of the fallen, recorded alphabetically in two columns.

A chamfered granite plaque fixed to the base in front of the plinth records the Second World War dedication, reading IN MEMORY/ ALSO OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE 1939 – 1945 WAR THIS TABLET WAS/ ERECTED BY THE MAYOR ALDERMAN AND BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF MARGATE/ A.D. 1951/ (NAMES). A precisely similar granite plaque fixed to the base to the right of the plinth reads (NAME) 2003.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 3 March 2017.