Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Croydon
- Town
- Addington
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 30 June 1951
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Croydon - Unveiled
Date: 30 June 1951
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10901
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Current location
School Chapel
Royal Russell School
Coombe Lane
Addington
Croydon
Greater London
CR9 5BX
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 34777 63845
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A wooden oak board with chamfered edge. School badge with motto, 'Non Sibi Sed Omnibus' at the top in the centre above the inscription.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY / OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / COUNTRY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939-1945 // (Names) //
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: initials, surname
Order of information: initials, surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 1780mm, height 1620mm, width 1790mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Corporate
Details: The School Govenor's - Responsibility
- School Authorities
- Reference
- At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Reference V56
- Title: Royal Russell School, The Chapel
- War Memorials On Line: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/265124/ - Accessed January 2021
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