Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Lewisham
- Town
- Sydenham
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: March 1920
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 64096
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- Previous locations
- Sydenham
Forest Hill and District Tradesmens Benefit Society Office
High St
Sydenham
Lewisham
Greater London
SE26
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 350 710
Denomination: Undefined
- Sydenham
- Description
- Oak board with pitched top.
- Inscription
- 1914-1918 / TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / ROLL OF HONOUR / OF THE / SYDENHAM, FOREST HAILL & DISTRICT / TRADESMENS BENEFIT SOCIETY / (Names) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN HIS, THATA MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Acott, J
Allen, H
Andrews, At
Archer, H
Ashley, H
Baker, H
Baker, Hw
Barnes, Ae
Barnett, Hw
Bashford, E
See details for all 114 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 114
Served and returned: 0
Died: 114
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
- Tablet
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- lewishamwarmemorials.wikidot.com/memorial:sydenham-forest-hill-district-tradesmens-ww1-war-me
- Photograph of memorial showing names and an inscription.
- Kentish Mercury 15 July 1921 Refers to fundraising.
- Refers to fundraising.
- Catford Journal, 12 March 1920. Photograph and list of names
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