Mass grave of some of the men killed in the explosion at the gunpowder works in Uplees in 1916
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Mass grave of some of the men killed in the explosion at the gunpowder works in Uplees in 1916
Image: © pam fray Taken: 21 Dec 2008
116 were killed; some were buried in other graves, other bodies were never found. The grave is viewed looking towards the edge of the cemetery bordering on Love Lane, Faversham. The names of those buried are to be seen on the coping edging the plot.
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Image Location
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51.310816
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0.903976