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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 19 November 1922
Attended by: COL HUGH LAWRENCE CMG
Dedicated
Date: 19 November 1922
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

785

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Current location

Set within a small garden visible from the main road.
184-190
Holy Innocents Church
Selhurst Road
South Norwood
Croydon
Greater London
SE25 6XX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33637 68179
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Stone cross on plinth bearing the inscription and names in lead lettering

Inscription

6 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / ST MARKS CO. NO. 969 / CHURCH LADS BRIGADE / K.R.R.C. CADETS // THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER / R.I.P. 3 and 9 o'clock face: (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bellamy, R A
Betts, J F
Coote, G H
Cullis, A
Egeaton, C A
Endean, F J H
Harris, F A
Harris, S G
Hazell, F G
Knight, G H
See details for all 28 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of information: surname

Components

Cross
Measurements: height C 2280MM
Materials: Stone

Listing information

War Memorial at the Church of Holy Innocents
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Church Lads Brigade
WMO ID: 137878
Condition: Good [last updated on 09-10-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

'Croydon and the Great War Dead' - 1920 - The Glorious Dead - pgs 247-423 - Moore, Ald. H. Keatley & Sayers WC Berwick (ed)
War Memorials On Line: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/137878/ - Accessed January 2021
At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. -- Reference C27

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