Men Of The Secretary's Office Of The General Post Office

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Islington
Town: Finsbury
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 47876

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Current location

wall mounted on ground floor
adjacent to the lifts
20
Royal Mail
Finsbury Dials
Finsbury
Islington
Greater London
EC2Y 9AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32722 81892
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Post Office Headquarters
St Martins Le Grand
City Of London
City Of London
Greater London
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
Royal Mail House
Old Street
Finsbury
Islington
Greater London
EC1V 9HQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32507 82404
Denomination: Undefined
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Description

RECTANGULAR STONE TABLET WITH TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT. INCISED INSCRIPTION. TWO LAUREL BRANCHES WITH A LAUREL WREATH IN THE CENTRE ARE CARVED IN RELIEF ON THE PEDIMENT

Inscription

TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE OF/ THE GENERAL POST OFFICE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18/ (NAMES)/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY BY THEIR COLLEAGUES

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adler, A W
Alexander, G H
Alexander, H T
Allum, G
Bailey, W D
Blackmore, J
Bremer, G G
Brown, P A
Checketts, J
Coke, L S
See details for all 56 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 56
Served and returned: 0
Died: 56
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Royal Mail

Reference

catalogue.postalmuseum.org/collections/getrecord/GB813_Mem55

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