Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Merton
- Town
- Merton
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12467
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Current location
Rutlish School
Watery Lane
Merton
Merton
Greater London
SW20 9AD
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 24725 69322
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Memorial screen comprising seven blue painted panels bearing names and inscriptions.
- Inscription
- IN PRAISE OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE RECOLLECTION OF THOSE/ OLD BOYS AND MASTERS OF THE RUTLISH SCHOOL WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ "THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT ... BUT THEIR/ NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." (ECCLUS. XLIV. 13, 14.) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE OLD BOYS AND SCHOLARS/ OF RUTLISH SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR OF 1939-1945. (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, D
Ashton, D
Attewell, John Charles
Axten, Percy Elwes
Bacon, A
Bailey, C P
Baker, George Edward
Baker, L A
Barnes, R L
Blazdell, Clifford Alexander
See details for all 180 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 96
Served and returned: 0
Died: 96
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 84
Served and returned: 0
Died: 84
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Merton Park (Rutlish School screen)
- WMO ID: 111265
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 25-03-2014]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- cis.photoarchive.merton.gov.uk/archive/documents/whitehead-survey/628041#prettyPhoto/0/ [note this is 2 pages-this is a transcription of the memorial, which cannot be fully viewed on the school website]
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