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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Croydon
- Town
- Addiscombe
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25 Mar 1922
Attended by: MRS ROBERT HAWE HEADMASTERS WIFE - Dedicated
Date: 25 Mar 1922
Attended by: REV A E WILKINSON - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 10861
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- Previous locations
- On the school playing field between no. 70 and 72
70-72
High School
Addiscombe Road
Addiscombe
Croydon
Greater London
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 33800 65700
Denomination: Undefined
- On the school playing field between no. 70 and 72
- Description
- FLAGSTAFF ON A BASE OF BRIMSTONE MARBLE ON THE FRONT FACING THE PLAYING PITCH A BRONZE TABLET. INSCRIPTION IN RAISED LETTERS.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THE CROYDON HIGH SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 [NAMES] THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Unknown
Measurements: depth c.1000, height c.10000, width c.1000
Materials: Unknown
- Unknown
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate,other
Details: Old Boys Association - Reference
- Croydon Advertiser, 1 April 1922
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