What is recorded here
H.M.S. Kite Memorial commemorates the British Royal Navy minesweeper H.M.S. Kite, which was sunk during World War II, resulting in the loss of all 33 crew members. The memorial in Braintree honours their sacrifice and serves as a local reminder of the town's connection to naval history and the wider war effort.
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Places near here
War Memorial, Public Gardens, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex, Panel 3Heritage place · 26 yd
War Memorial, Public Gardens, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex, Panel 4Heritage place · 32 yd
St Peter's Church BockingChurch, cross or graveyard · 141 yd
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, BraintreeOld home or work place · 144 yd
Braintree MuseumMuseum · 517 yd
Town Hall Centre, Clock Tower, Braintree, EssexCastle, fort or tower · 568 yd
FountainMonument · 743 yd
Braintree - SculpturePublic sculpture · 765 yd
Bench TreeBroadleaf Tree, exact kind not recorded · 1.1 mi
Covered steps between Braintree Freeport Station and Freeport BraintreeHeritage place · 1.1 mi
Bocking windmillScheduled monument · 1.5 mi
Millennium Milepost RayneVisitor information · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Trevor Wright · CC BY-SA 2.0