Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- Southwark
- Town
- Southwark
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 77970
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Current location
On public display in WW1 gallery (catalogue Reference EPH9460)
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
Southwark
Southwark
Greater London
SE1 6HZ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 31388 79146
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Battlefield Cross with black painted dedication
- Inscription
- R.I.P. / IN / MEMORY / OF / No 422532 CPL. J. STRONG / 29TH CDN. BN. / KILLED / IN / ACTION / 26 / 4 / 18
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Strong, J
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initial of forename, relationships, rank, regiment, maner of death, date of death, service number
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 702mm, width 413mm
Materials: Wood
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
- 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
- Corporal Joshua Strong of Elterwater (Langdale)
- WMO ID: 260281
- Condition: Good [last updated on 25-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Photograph-www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30089219
- The IWM also has other objects belonging to Corporal Strong: His wrist watch-www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30089070 (Catalogue EPH 9311); His wallet-www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30089071 (Catalogue EPH 9312); His 'Dead Man's Penny'-www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30089072 (Catalogue EPH 9313); His Canadian Medal-Catalogue OMD 7112
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