I have chosen The Weald house War Memorial for my virtual Cache as I found the Memorial so moving, and the incident so tragic.
In 1944, Little Mariners at Froghole (Crockham Hill) was being used by the LCC as a home for evacuated children, but the house was severely damaged by incendiaries and the children and staff moved to Weald House (now Hoplands) on the edge of Crockham Hill Common.
In the early hours of Friday 30 June 1944 a flying bomb (doodlebug) came over, apparently struck a tree on Mariners Hill and was deflected onto Weald House. All the children ( apart from a 1 year old boy) and eight female staff were killed in the tragedy - Kent's largest single civilian loss during World War II.
The Cache:
To log this cache please undertake the following 3 tasks and message me with the answers to the 1st and 3rd task, and include the picture from task 2 on your log. There is no need to wait for a reply from me before logging.
At the listed coords one will find the weald house Memorial.
1. How many Children were killed?
2. Please go to waypoint "WW1 Memorial" They say time is a great healer, although not appreciated at the time of any tragedy......... Please take a photo of yourself (face no required) or your caching name on a piece of paper with the Church clock in the background.
3. Also at this waypoint please tell me the Month on the Memorial?
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CACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON ACTUAL MEMORIALS OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH
AT ALL TIMES PLEASE TREAT LOCATIONS OF MEMORIALS WITH RESPECT
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