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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Croydon
- Town
- South Croydon
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 May 2011
Attended by: MAYOR OF CROYDON
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 63163
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Current location
Croydon Bus Garage
Brighton Road
South Croydon
Croydon
Greater London
CR2 6EL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 32590 63420
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular plaque with lettering in white. There is a photograph of the bombed bus garage above with curtains.
- Inscription
- IN HONOUR AND MEMORY/ OF THE STAFF FROM THIS BUS GARAGE/ WHO PERISHED DURING THE BOMBING/ ON THE NIGHT OF/ 10th MAY 1941/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Photograph/s
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- www.arrivalondon.com/news/181/slug:Croydon-garage-honours-fallen-colleagues
- croydonguardian.co.uk May18 2011
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