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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Croydon
- Town
- Croydon
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 843
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Current location
Museum of Croydon
Katharine Street
Croydon
Croydon
Greater London
CR9 1ET
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 32370 65380
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- West wall of 1st floor corridor
Advertiser House
19 Bartlett Street
South Croydon
Croydon
Greater London
CR2 6TB
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 32540 64339
Denomination: Undefined - Former Croydon Advertiser Office
High St
Croydon
Greater London
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- West wall of 1st floor corridor
- Description
- GIilt framed and glazed parchment.
- Inscription
- FOR KING AND COUNTRY / THE CROYDON ADVERTISER / ROLL OF HONOUR / THE NAMES THAT APPEAR ON THIS ROLL OF HONOUR WERE / MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE FIRM, WHO ANSWERED THE CALL [ON THE PLINTH ON WHICH AN ANGEL STANDS IS THE FOLLOWING POEM]: TO ARMS! TO ARMS! THE BUGLE SOUNDED / O'ER THE LAND, / OUR LADS THEN LEFT THEIR TRADES TO FIGHT A / FOREIGN BAND. / THEY BRAVELY FOUGHT AND BLED AMIDST THE / SHOT AND SHELL, / THOUGH YOUNG, THEIR PRECIOUS LIVES SO / SWEET, THEY NOBLY FELL / FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY. THEIR ALL / THEY'VE FREELY GIVEN; / GOD HAD CHOSEN THAT THEIR SOULS SHOULD / REST WITH HIM IN HEAVEN.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- August, A E
Belfield, H
Blackmore, E
Bone, H
Bone, T
Bonfield, J
Brandon, H T
Brown, J
Bryant, H
Buckeridge, H G
See details for all 56 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 43
Served and returned: 34
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: height 790MM, width 660MM
Materials: Parchment
- Memorial
- 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
- CROYDON AND THE GREAT WAR, 'THE GLORIOUS DEAD' by MOORE, KEATLEY AND SAYER 246-423 Source: Image Library
- V20
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