Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bromley
Town
Beckenham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19th December 1920
    Attended by: BRIG GEN J PENRY DAVEY CMG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12685

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Current location

Crescent Road junction with Oakhill Road
Beckenham United Reformed Church
Crescent Road
Beckenham
Bromley
Greater London
BR3 6NQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 38010 69230
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
WINDOW. DEDICATORY NOWY HEADED ALABASTER TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A GREEN STONE BACKBOARD PLACED NEARBY. GOLD COLOURED CROWN WITH FOLIATE CARVINGS BEHIND IT AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ THIS TABLET AND THE ADJOINING WINDOW ARE DEDICATED./ (NAMES)/ "ALL THEY HAD HOPED FOR. ALL THEY HAD TO GIVE/ TO SAVE MANKIND. THEMSELVES THEY SCORNED TO SAVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, R M
Collis, H
Copeland, W H P
Cox, A
Hammond, H
Knight, G A S
Leavens, R C W
Mallett, E
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME TWO by RASON, PAUL 111-112 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY
  • Stained Glass Records: - www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=25313 - Accessed 9 October 2020

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