Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Barnet
- Town
- Totteridge
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 26 March 1922
Attended by: Corporal Ernest Ilott, formerly of the King's Royal Rifles who lost two brothers in the war, war wounded and was a prisoner of war. - Dedicated
Date: 26 March 1922
Attended by: The Vicar, the Rev. C McLaughlin - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10971
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Current location
Junction Totteridge Lane and Barnet Lane North West of St Andrews church on traffic island at junction.
Totteridge Lane
Totteridge
Barnet
Greater London
N20 8PT
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 24607 94271
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- 'Specially designed' Cross on pillar. Ornamented with a continual rose motif.
- Inscription
- 1914-19/ "BY THEIR SACRIFICE / THEY LEAVE/ TO THE WORLD THE RICH / INHERITANCE OF THEIR MEMORY"/ 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allom, Cedric C G
Allom, Marjorie
Allom, Victor
Arnold, George
Biles, James
Boulton, Christian H E
Collcutt, Philip M B
Cushing, Gordon
Ellwood, Frederick
Gain, Walter S
See details for all 26 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 0
Died: 26
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment/service, forename, decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: 0
Died: 33
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: depth 3000MM, height 8000MM, width 3000MM
Materials: Stone - Cornish - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Cornish
- Pillar
- Listing information
- TOTTERIDGE WAR MEMORIAL
- 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
- Totteridge
- WMO ID: 134091
- Condition: Good [last updated on 29-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 20 July 1999. Listed Grade II
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Barnet Press 8 Nov. 1919; 4 March 1922; 11 Mar. 1922; 18 Mar. 1922;1 April 1922. Includes account of unveiling by Cpl Ernest Ilott, and dedication by the Vicar, the Rev. C McLaughlin and the address by the Adjutant General, Lt Gen Sir George Macdonough.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission Lt C C G Allom www.cwgc.org
- Daily Mirror - Saturday 25 March 1922 TOTTERIDGE WAR MEMORIAL
- Historic England - TOTTERIDGE WAR MEMORIAL historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1387492
- ID 475457
- The Times 28 March 1922 p.9
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