Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Croydon
Town
South Croydon
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16 Jul 1922
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Croydon
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 Jul 1922
    Attended by: GENERAL SIR E ELLES GCIE KCB
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10890

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Current location

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Road
South Croydon
Croydon
Greater London
CR0 1HG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32700 64430
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Shouldered bronze plaque with Tudor rose in relief. Inscription is incised in capital lettering.
Inscription
1914-1918 / FORGET NOT THE MEMBERS OF ST PETERS COMPANY (NO.120) / OF THE CHURCH LADS BRIGADE WHO LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR / TO THEM AND SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES) / THEY FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldous, H
Baker, Alfd
Baker, Arth
Baker, E
Bignell, W
Birmingham, E
Bryant, P
Cherry, A
Cordock, F
Cotton, W
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 1300MM, height 530MM, width 830MM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Croydon Times, 22 July 1922.
  • Cox, Ronald, At the Going Down of the Sun: An Account of Croydon's War Memorials (Croydon: Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, 1992).
  • Purley in the Great War - sites.google.com/site/purleyandthegreatwar/local-memorials - Accessed 28 October 2020
  • Croydon Advertiser, 15 July 1922, p. 9.
  • Parish Magazine, August 1922.

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