St John The Evangelist Church - WW1 - Cross

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 02 November 1919
Attended by: UNKNOWN
Dedicated
Date: 02 November 1919
Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

10942

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Current location

North West corner of churchyard
St John the Evangelist Church
Sylvan Road
Upper Norwood
Croydon
Greater London
SE19 2RX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33620 69800
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wooden Calvary cross with protective hood on a concrete base with metal supports. Foot of Calvary bronze plaque with names. Standing in a rock garden.

Inscription

S. John the Evangelist. / ROLL OF HONOUR / 1914 - 1918 // (Names) // "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends." / S. JOHN XV. VERSE XIII.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adams, Cyril
Ainger, Robert
Allen, Sidney J
Best, Thomas
Boncker, Barry
Bragg, Eric W
Bucknall, Marc Anthony
Burtenshaw, Ernest
Card, Harry
Chippendall, Bertram T
See details for all 39 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 39
Served and returned: 0
Died: 39
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname

Components

Crucifix
Measurements: height 4.25M, width 25CM
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

War Memorial at St John the Evangelist Church, Upper Norwood
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

Condition

Upper Norwood
WMO ID: 252970
Condition: Good [last updated on 24-09-2018]
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History

IN NEED OF SLIGHT REPAIR TO HOOD

Costs

Site: £215

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

CHURCH COUNCIL

Reference

At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. -- Reference C115
War Memorials On Line: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/252970/ - Accessed January 2021

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