Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newham
Town
Forest Gate
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Consecrated
    Date: 28/8/2014
    Attended by: The two caskets of soil, from the battlefields of the Somme and Paschendaele, were blessed
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4 August 2014
    Attended by: The main Memorial was dedicated in the presence of Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 August 2014
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries, Police officers/staff
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66369

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Current location

Set against the wall
next to the gates leading from Green Street into the rear entrance yard of the Police Station.
Forest Gate Police Station
350-360 Romford Road (junction with Green Street)
Forest Gate
Newham
Greater London
E7 8BS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 40912 85047
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Beneath a separate stone tablet that bears the carved crest of East Ham Police Station (a former member of 'K' Division), an arched-topped oblong white marble tablet is fixed to the red-brick wall at Forest Gate Police Station. The dedication and names are inscribed in black lettering. Two caskets of earth from the Somme and Passchendaele battlefields are buried in the ground beneath the stone. (N.B. The memorial includes civilian casualty PC Edward G B Greenoff, who was mortally wounded in the Silvertown Brunner Mond Explosion on 19/1/1917).
Inscription
THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ 'K' DIVISION/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THE FOLLOWING/ POLICE OFFICERS/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (Names) An associated separate tablet at the foot of the Memorial reads: HERE LIES SACRED SOIL FROM THE/WW1 BATTLEFIELDS OF THE SOMME/AND PASSSCHENDAELE/4TH AUGUST 2014
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Babbage, George A.g.
Barnes, Alfred T
Bromley, William
Buttifant, Robert C
Cook, Arthur W
Curle, Edwin J
East, Oliver T
Greenoff, Edward G B
Hawes, Cecil J
Humphreys, Ernest W
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Military rank, forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, forenames, surname, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c1200mm, width c650mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: c. £3000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: The Memorial was funded through money raised from charity football matches etc, organised by police officers at the station.
Responsibility
Metropolitan Police
Reference

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