Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Merton
- Town
- Mitcham
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 21 November 1920
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12194
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Current location
To the left of the old fire station
Lower Green
Lower Green West
Mitcham
Merton
Greater London
CR4 3BU
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 27401 68627
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- STONE CROSS ON PLINTH AND FIVE-STEPPED OCTANGONAL BASE. PLINTH BEARS INSCRIPTION AND NAMES IN RELIEF LETTERING. ADDITIONAL PLINTH BEARS INSCRIPTION FOR WW2. BRONZE SWORD PLACED ON EACH CORNER OF THE PLINTH
- Inscription
- "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ TO THE MEN OF MITCHAM/ WHO FALLING CONQUERED/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ AND/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ackerman, D
Adaway, D H
Adlington, D
Aldred, A A
Alexander, H J
Allen, A
Allen, A E
Allen, G A
Allfrey, E G
Allison, W C
See details for all 587 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 587
Served and returned: 0
Died: 587
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Detail
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Cross
- Listing information
- Mitcham War Memorial
- 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
- Mitcham
- WMO ID: 134315
- Condition: Good [last updated on 06-06-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
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