Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Wandsworth
Town
Wandsworth
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6th November 1921
    Attended by: Rev. FJ Sibree Vicar of Wandsworth, Rev. John Alban
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12573

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Current location

St Anne's Church
St Ann's Crescent
Wandsworth
Wandsworth
Greater London
SW18 2RS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 26030 74449
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large wooden screen with doors in the centre. Triangular pediment above the doors. Dedicatory inscription at the top and bottom and names in columns in the centre Inscription in gold lettering. Sword at the top left corner of the screen. Roundels in the windows of the doors, one is a heart surrounded by a crown of thorns and the other is a traditional crown surrounded by leaves. Top of doors have symbolic wings mounted at each end. Roundels depicting English roses form a border around the names
Inscription
MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING/ (Names)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abell, Harold
Alexander, W A
Anderson, Robert
Anstey, Thomas J
Ashwood, James
Babbage, George
Bacon, Sidney
Baker, Edward
Baker, Ernest
Baldwin, John
See details for all 308 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 308
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 308
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname ,ship/ regiment/RAF forename, decorations
    Order of information: ship/regiment/RAF
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height C 2500MM, width C 11500MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Battersea Boro News 11th November 1921

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