Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Town
- Kensington
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12113
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Current location
On the wall of the cloisters outside St Mary Abbots Church
St Mary Abbots Church
Kensington Church Street
Kensington
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
W8 4LA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 25620 79710
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Bronze plaque on wooden backbaord. Central cross with Angel bearing a wreath.
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES COMMEMORATES/ THE HEROIC SACRIFICE MADE BY THE UNDERMENTIONED/ MEMBERS OF THE KENSINGTON SORTING OFFICE STAFF/ WHO PERISHED AT SEA OR WERE KILLED IN ACTION/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bowyer, C A
Burn, H J
Cole, P J
Cook, W
Dyer, W O
Frewing, A J
Hallett, C
Halloran, E
Kitchen, A R
Smith, R H
See details for all 10 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 10
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Backboard
Measurements: height 18IN, width 24IN
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY ABBOT AND RAILINGS TO CHURCHYARD
- 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
- Kensington Sorting Office
- WMO ID: 200377
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 05-04-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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