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Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
Ealing
Town
Acton
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
11931

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Previous locations
  • ACTON GREEN CHAPEL OF THE ASCENSION
    St Alban's Church
    Acton Lane
    Acton
    Ealing
    Greater London
    W4 5JU
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 20773 79457
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
Wooden battlefield cross on a shelf, adorned with poppies and surrounded by flags of The British Legion. Inscription on parchment mounted on wooden panel below shelf.
Inscription
THIS / CROSS OF AN UNKNOWN WARRIOR / WAS DELIVERED INTO THE CHARGE OF THE / YOUTH OF ST ALBANS / BY THE MEMBERS OF THE / BRITISH LEGION (ACTON BRANCH) / SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9TH 1930 / "SO HE PASSED ON - AND ALL THE / TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: height C 60IN, width 21IN
    Materials: Wood
Condition
History
2006: Church closed. Whereabouts of cross unknown.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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