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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hammersmith And Fulham
Town
Hammersmith
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
39045

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Current location

ST SIMONS CHURCH
Rockley Rd
Hammersmith
Hammersmith And Fulham
Greater London
W14
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 220 790
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ORNATE ALABASTER WALL-MOUNTED TABLET. BLACK LETTERING WITH NAMES IN FOUR COLUMNS. PITCHED AT TOP CENTRE. CARVED BORDERS AT TOP AND BASE. BASE BORDER IS CARVED WITH LEAVES AND BERRIES (?). TOP BORDER IS CARVED AT TOP CENTRE WITH LAUREL WREATH, SHIELD AND CROSS.
Inscription
THE BAPTISTRY AND TABLET WERE ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF AND IN/ EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH AND CONGREGATION/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainsworth, H D
Bates, H
Belsham, A J
Bennett, H V
Bewley, J
Bigwood, G B
Bigwood, S H
Blake, F
Bridges, H
Brocks, A P
See details for all 95 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 96
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 96
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 120 MM, width 148 MM
    Materials: Marble - Pink
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST SIMON
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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