Memorial Cross of the mass grave of some of the men killed in the explosion at the gunpowder works in Uplees in 1916
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Memorial Cross of the mass grave of some of the men killed in the explosion at the gunpowder works in Uplees in 1916
Image: © David Anstiss Taken: 27 Oct 2012
116 people were killed; some were buried in other graves, other bodies were never found. The grave is within the large cemetery on Love Lane, Faversham. The names of those buried are to be seen on the coping edging the plot. The grave and memorial is Grade II listed. See http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-438915-mass-grave-to-1916-munitions-explosion-v for more details.
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