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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lewisham
Town
Sydenham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30/09/1921
    Attended by: CAPT THE REV EDWARD NOEL MELLISH VC MC
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30/09/1921
    Attended by: Lt General Sir Francis Lloyd GCVO KCB DSO
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12308

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Current location

Tablet is on pillar at entrance to chancel
All Saints Church
Trewsbury Road
Sydenham
Lewisham
Greater London
SE26 5DP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 35886 71383
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Decorated tablet WITH names including the civilians killed in an air raid May 1918. Three carved oak figures (Christ on the Cross, the Blessed Virgin and St John) high on the Rood Screen
Inscription
On tablet: THE ROOD SCREEN FIGURES ARE RAISED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR GOD THEIR KING AND THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES) ALSO THOSE KILLED BY A BOMB DURING AN ENEMY AIR RAID ON 19TH MAY 1918 (NAMES)/ LORD ALL PITYING JESU BLEST + GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, H. T.
Allen, A. H.
Anthony, W. F.
Ballard, F. W.
Belcher, E.
Belcher, R.
Benfield, G. V.
Bradley, F.
Brant, T. E.
Bray, W.
See details for all 114 names
Commemorations
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: date of death, forename, surname
    Order of information: surname, forename
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 102
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 102
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initial
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Figures
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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
  • Catford Journal January 1920
  • Research files of Richard Morris OBE No.6 Sydenham
  • Lewisham Borough News 30th September 1921
  • Kentish Mercury 30 Sept 1921

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