Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Hammersmith And Fulham
Town
Hammersmith
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 07 October 1922
    Attended by: Lord Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne; Reverend George Nelson Walsh (Vicar & Rural Dean of Hammersmith)
  • Undefined
    Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Rededicated
    Date: 7 October 2002
    Attended by: Deputy Mayor of Hammersmith; Reverend Simon Downham (Vicar of St Paul's Hammersmith)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 09 November 1947
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11822

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Current location

Margravine Road entrance
Margravine (or Hammersmith) Cemetery
St Dunstan's Road
Hammersmith
Hammersmith And Fulham
Greater London
W6 8RD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 23789 78073
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • J Lyons and Co
    Tea Factory
    Oldfield Lane North
    Greenford
    Ealing
    Greater London
    UB6 8RL
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 14815 82755
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Lyons Sudbury Sports Ground
    Greenford Road
    Sudbury Hill
    Ealing
    Greater London
    UB6 0HX
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 14971 85515
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
[WW1]: Four-sided, grey, stone column, with metal coat-of-arms at base. At the base of the column, a grey, rectangular stone, with indented channel and inscription, has been added. Names inscribed on all sides. [WW2]: Behind the WW1 column, there is a wall of five tall, grey, stone tablets sitting on a single base, topped by a long lintel. The tablets are inscribed with names. Above and below the tablets, on the base and lintel, are inscriptions. Both WW1 and WW2 memorials stand on paved areas with benches.
Inscription
[WW1 Column, side one, base]: ERECTED BY J. LYONS & COMPANY LTD/ IN MEMORY OF THE STAFF WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1918 [WW1 Column, sides 2-4]: (NAMES) [WW1 Column, added stone at base]: J. Lyons & Company Limited, These memorials were relocated from the J. Lyons factories at Greenford, Middlesex and rededicated/ by the Reverend Simon Downham on 7 October 2002. The history can be found in the local Hammersmith library [WW2 colonnade, across top]: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM [WW2 colonnade, base]: AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FELL DEFENDING THE HOME FRONT [WW2 Colonnade, panels 1-5]: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abercasis, A
Aley, E J
Ashley, H R
Astill, G
Austin, W
Avery, W
Avrill, E R
Bailey, F
Baker, F A
Barnard, E
See details for all 238 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 227
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 227
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename initial(s)
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 247
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 247
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename initial(s)
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Coat of arms / Regimental insignia
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Colonnade
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • J Lyons and Company First World War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Always well maintained by Lyons. Memorial moved twice from first location. The WW2 memorial was altered in the most recent move, with the removal of some parts and the addition of a new base and lintel. The WW1 memorial has had a new stone and inscription added to it.
Costs

Comments: £10,000 given by Allied Domecq PLC for upkeep of memorials in perpetuity

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council
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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