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MAIDSTONE
MOTE PARK OAK TREE WAR MEMORIAL
Second
World War - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © William Cox 2016
There
is an oak tree in Mote Park, Maidstone which has a metal plate attached
dedicated to one man.
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Photographs
Copyright © William Cox 2016
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THIS
OAK TREE
WAS GROWN FROM AN ACORN FROM THE
BRITISH WAR GRAVES CEMETERY.
REICHWALD FOREST, GERMANY, AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE
MAIDSTONE TOWN COUNCIL
BY
MR. R.A. CHAPMAN
IN MEMORY OF HIS SON
SGT. "DICK" CHAPMAN,
1ST BATTN. GRENADIER GUARDS,
WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN APRIL 1945
AND
AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL MEN WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
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PLANTED BY
ALD. MRS. D. M. RELF,
(MAYOR OF MAIDSTONE)
FEBRUARY 1958.
| CHAPMAN |
Richard
Charles aka Dick |
Lance
Serjeant 2622163, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds
3 April 1945. Aged 23. Son of Richard A. and Emily Chapman, of Maidstone,
Kent; husband of Ivy Joyce Chapman, of Windsor, Berkshire. Buried
in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Plot 53. Row C. Grave 2. |
Last
updated
5 December, 2016
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