Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Islington
Town
Clerkenwell
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1444

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Current location

Conference room-the photographs are at the Postal Museum
Mount Pleasant Sorting Office
Phoenix Centre
Phoenix Place
Clerkenwell
Islington
Greater London
EC1A 1BB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31067 82305
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • originally external
    moved inside c 1925 to ground floor
    near North west staircase
    GPO North Building
    St Martin's le Grand
    London
    Greater London

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Facing steps to canteen
    West Bar
    Chesterfield
    Chesterfield
    Derbyshire
    S40 1QR
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 38000 71000
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Wooden board with lettering in gold, royal coat of arms at top centre, also three glazed wooden panels of photographs of the 72 fallen men.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES / OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL'S / DEPARTMENT WHO DIED IN THE / GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, T H
Burkitt, F H
Cannan, D J
Chalmers, J C
Christmas, F
Cohen, E
Collar, J
Cooper, P V
Coote, H T
Cornell, A G
See details for all 75 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 75
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 75
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Royal Mail
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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