Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Richmond Upon Thames
Town
Hampton Wick
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47787

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Current location

Hampton Wick Library
Bennet Close
Hampton Wick
Richmond Upon Thames
Greater London
KT1 4DF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 17397 69641
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Latin cross set on a shaft and plinth with two stones of remembrance each side of the plinth and a small tablet at the foot of the plinth. The names are on the 6o'clock face of the plinth, the two stones of remembrance, and tablet in black lettering. The whole is set on two steps.
Inscription
PARISH OF HAMPTON WICK/1914-1918/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allanson, Henry Peter
Bates, Harry
Besant, Henry C
Bianchi, Edward Almachilde
Blunden, Thomas
Bridger, Harold Robin
Bruce, Maxwell
Budd, Eric Henry
Child, Harold Dimsdale Hodd
Cooper, Cecil Bernard
See details for all 58 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 47
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Hampton Wick 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Percy Simmonds Photograph Collection

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