Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- Hounslow
- Town
- Heston
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Mr Arthur G Walker RA (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1st June 1918
Attended by: MRS BECKER
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1944
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Current location
Heston Road/ Heston New Road
Heston
Hounslow
Greater London
TW5 0LH
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 13044 77525
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Statue of a WW1 soldier standing with rifle reversed on a square plinth, base, and the whole surounded by small pillars with chain link fencing.
- Inscription
- IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ PRESNTED BY MRS BECKER/ OF SUTTON HALL/ REMEMBER ALSO/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF HESTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Appleby, G
Aslin, A L
Ball, M H
Benham, A
Benham, G E
Birch, A W
Birch, J E
Blard, S G
Bridger, F
Brown, S H A
See details for all 99 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 99
Served and returned: 0
Died: 99
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, rank, decorations.
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - York - Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Pedestal
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL
- 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
- Condition
- Heston
- WMO ID: 120602
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 18-09-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1999 COUNCIL PLANNED RENOVATION TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CONIFERS, RENEWAL OF INSCRIPTIONS, RENOVATION OF CHAINS, AND LANDSCAPING
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: MR BECKER - Reference
- HOUNSLOW, ISLEWORTH, HESTON AND CRANFORD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY by CAMERON, ANDREA FIG 136 Source: Image Library Published:PHILLIMORE 1995
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