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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: City Of Westminster
Town: Paddington
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 11598

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Hyde Park Crescent
Paddington
City Of Westminster
Greater London
W2 2QD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 27180 81190
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Tall granite Celtic cross rising from a tapering rectangular shaft, which stands on tapering stepped plinth set on a low square step. Note: the names on the cross are also listed on a brass plaque inside the church - see memorial 11599 "St John The Evangelist Church - Plaque".

Inscription

1914 - 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO BY GOD'S GRACE VICTORIOUS/ FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND DIED/ THAT THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND RIGHT MIGHT TRIUMPH/ AND MORE PARTICULARLY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREUNDER/ (Names)/ "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adams, Edward Carrington
Adams, Lestock Handley
Blackburn, Arthur Leslie
Blair, Alexander Neville
Blair, Kenneth William Playfair
Blakemore, Albert Edward
Boxall, Carryl Lermitte
Clifton, Harold Norton
Ford, Richard Nagle
Freeman, Noel William
See details for all 30 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 30
Served and returned: 0
Died: 30
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname
Order of information: Surname

Components

Cross
Measurements: height 10FT
Materials: Granite

Listing information

War memorial at the Church of St John the Evangelist
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

Church of St John the Evangelist
WMO ID: 196194
Condition: Poor [last updated on 20-02-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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