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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Croydon
- Town
- Upper Norwood
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MR C SMITH NIWM F/W (Letter cutter / Engraver)
MR DOWSETT (Wood Carver)
MESSRS DOWSETT & JENKINS LTD (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 21 Nov 1920
Attended by: MR J W ASTON POSTMASTER - Dedicated
Date: 21 Nov 1920
Attended by: CANON W B TAYLOR VICAR - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10862
Current location
Main entrance adjacent to the switch room
20
Post Office
Westow Street
Upper Norwood
Croydon
Greater London
SE19 3RS
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 33449 70709
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- 31-35
Post Office
Westow Street
Upper Norwood
Croydon
Greater London
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- 31-35
- Description
- STAINED OAK BOARD WITH LETTERING IN GILT PAINT AT THE TOP A MOULDED PEDIMENT/BLIND COLUMN ON EACH SIDE & BEADED PANELS BEARING NAMES GILT PAINTED CROWN IN CENTRE FO PEDIMENT
- Inscription
- 1914 NORWOOD POSTAL STAFF/NORWOOD DISTRICT TELEGRAPH STAFF/1919/ROLL OF HONOUR/[names in 2 columns]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alderson, W H
Alger, W H
Ashby, W G
Ashwell, A H
Austin, A C
Bacon, R
Birtles, A H
Blake, W C
Bloomfield, C E
Boucher, R H
See details for all 80 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 80
Served and returned: 68
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 86.4CM, height 1.47M, width 1.04M
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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 - Responsibility
- Royal Mail
- Reference
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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