Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hammersmith And Fulham
Town
Fulham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 December 1918
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18072

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Current location

Outside reference section
Fulham Library
598 Fulham Road
Fulham
Hammersmith And Fulham
Greater London
SW6 5NX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 24922 76876
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE SET WITHIN ONTO WOODEN BACKBOARD VC IN RELIEF AT THE BOTTOM CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / CORPORAL EDWARD DWYER V.C. / A FULHAM LAD EAST SURREY REGIMENT / KILLED IN ACTION 3RD SEPT. 1916 AGED 20 / HE GAINED THE VICTORIA CROSS FOR / CONSPICOUS BRAVERY AND DEVOTION / TO DUTY AT HILL 60 FRANCE APRIL / 1915 IN DISPERSING GERMANS BY HAND- / GRENADES AND BANDAGING UNDER / SHELL-FIRE WOUNDED COMRADES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dwyer, E
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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