Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Victoria
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11377

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Current location

To the right of north station entrance
facing concourse.
Victoria Railway Station
Terminus Place
Victoria
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1V 1JU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 28956 79004
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Square bronze plaque with stone frame, decorated with carved roses beneath each end of curved pediment, and small rectangular stone tablet underneath. The main inscription is on the stonework and the names on the plaque are headed by departments as follows: GENERAL OFFICES; GOODS DEPARTMENT; COACHING DEPARTMENT; ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT; OUTDOOR LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT; LOCO CARRIAGE AND WAGON DEPARTMENT; MARINE DEPARTMENT; OTHER DEPARTMENTS
Inscription
TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THE 556 MEN OF THE SOUTH EASTERN AND CHATHAM RAILWAY/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ (Names)/ 5222 MEN OF THE SOUTH EAST AND CHATHAM RAILWAY SERVED IN THE WAR INCLUDING THE 556 WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON. AND TO THE memory of THE 626 MEN/ OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ 1939-1945 WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 556
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 556
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, occupation.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1060mm, width 1220mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
Southern Railway tablet added post WW2.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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