Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Richmond Upon Thames
Town
Twickenham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11th November 1920
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Middlesex, the Ven. H E J Bevan.
  • Rededicated
    Date: 24th September 1995
    Attended by: Mayor of Richmond, Cllr Bob King
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12519

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Street
Twickenham
Richmond Upon Thames
Greater London
TW1 3NX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 16469 73318
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An stone cross in front of the church entrance with names and inscription at its base (now faded and illegible) commemorating WWI casualties from the parish, a black marble plaque at the octagonal base of the cross with inscription in white lettering commemorating both WWI & WWII dead, and a Roll of Honour inside the church in memory of those from this parish who fell in WW1 & WW2.
Inscription
[Inscription at the base of the cross:] IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-18/(NAMES)/ IN GLORIUS HOPE/THEIR PROUD AND SORROWING LAND/COMMTIS HER CHILDREN TO/THY GRACIUOS HAND. - [Inscription on the plaque:] IN MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE WHO DIED/ IN THE/ TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 - [Inscription on the Roll of Honour:] 1914-1918 • ROOL OF HONOUR • 1939-1945/ THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN TWICKENHAM/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES in five columns)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES in the bottom half of column 5 and the entire column 6)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS - THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Adam, James R
Addis, Thomas H L
Allen, Frank V
Amos, William J
Bailey, Charles
Bailey, Felix C
Balcomb, James
Battley, William C
Beck, Charles E
Beck, Robert L
See details for all 119 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 120
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 120
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • War memorial outside St Mary Magdelene's Church, Richmond
  • 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
History
2011: Names weathered.
Costs

Site: £362
Comments: The amount of £362 was only the cost of the cross made in 1920.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Percy Simmonds Photograph Collection
  • Hamilton-Miller, Jeremy, and Sue Hamilton-Miller, The Fallen of St Mary's Parish Twickenham 1914-1918, Series no. 98, Twickenham: Borough of Twickenham Local History Society/ York House Twickenham, 2017. ISBN 978-0-903341-97-4
  • Anonymous, 'New war memorial to be dedicated in special service', Richmond and Twickenham Times, 22 September 1995.

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