Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Hammersmith And Fulham
Town
Hammersmith
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2nd October 1920
    Attended by: The Mayor Of Hammersmith, Henry Foreman, O.B.E., M.P.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2nd October 1920
    Attended by: Rev. G. N. Walsh, Vicar and Rural Dean of Hammersmith
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11888

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Current location

Hammersmith Cemetery
Margravine Rod
Hammersmith
Hammersmith And Fulham
Greater London
W6 8RE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 23924 78167
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Base surmounted by tapered plinth, shaft and wheel cross. In scription at 6 o'clock face of shaft and the plinth. Whole stands on raised ground enclosed by lengths of stone. Explosion at Blake's factory in Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush.
Inscription
TO/ THE/ MEMORY OF THOSE WAR WORKERS/ WHO/ DIED/ FOR/ THEIR/ COUNTRY/ IN/ THE/ EXPLOSION/ AT/ BLAKE'S/ MUNITION/ FACTORY/ NOVEMBER/ 1918/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY HENRY FOREMAN O.B.E. M.(...)/ MAYOR OF HAMMERSMITH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brooks, Rose
Bullock, Ethel
Drakeley, William
Fern, Amy
Graves, Mary
Guilder, Lydia
Lee, Eleanor
Maguire, Isobel
Morrissey, Florence
Newton, William George
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename,age of death,occupation,additional
    Order of information: occupation,year died,surname,forename,age of death,additional
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
  • Blake's Munitions 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • West London Observer - Friday 08 October 1920 MEMORIAL TO WAR WORKERS. THIRTEEN VICTIMS OF A FACTORY FIRE. UNVEILED BY MAYOR OF HAMMERSMITH. (List of names of the dead)

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