Memorial details

Memorial type
Hospital / Clinic
District
Rushmoor
Town
Farnborough
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE EARL HAIG KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21480

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Current location

In entrance lobby of main entrance.
Devereux House
69 Albert Rd
Farnborough
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU14 6SL
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 874 547
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
THREE STOREY BRICK BUILDING WITH ROLL OF HONOUR BOARD SITUATED IN LOBBY ENTRANCE
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR / THIS HOSPITAL WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS / OF FARNBOROUGH,COVE AND SOUTH HAWLEY / IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 & WHOSE / NAMES ARE RECORDED BELOW / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, George
Allen, Edmond George Leonard
Ames, Ernest Bernard
Amos, William George
Andrew-artha, Frederick James
Andrews, William John
Appleton, Charles
Arney, Russell Gerard
Bachelor, Harold James
Bailey, George Leonard
See details for all 182 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 182
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 182
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1160MM, width 920MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Hospital
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
1974: DUE TO THE RAPID EXPANSION IN THE AREA AND THE OPENING OF THE FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL, THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLOSED AND WAS BOARDED UP. 1975: PUBLIC PRESSURE TO PRESERVE THE BUILDING LED TO THE CREATION OF THE FARNBOROUGH AND COVE WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRUST 1976: BUILDING WAS PURCHASED AND CONVERTED INTO A RESIDENTIAL HOME WHICH OPENED IN 1984 AND WAS RENAMED DEVEREUX HOUSE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Farnborough & Cove War Memorial Hospital Trust
Reference
  • Local Publication/Booklet 'Devereux House: A Potted History' (1987)

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