Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Southwark
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 November 1922
    Attended by: General The Lord Horne GCB KCMG ADC
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16 November 1922
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Woolwich
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12592

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Current location

On the stone wall of the screen behind the high altar
Southwark Cathedral
Cathedral Street
Southwark
Southwark
Greater London
SE1 9BA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32673 80315
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Set in the Cathedral Wall. At the top is the inscription incised and coloured black. Below that in low relief the figure of St George mounted on a white charger in gold armour slaying the dragon, all in natural colour and set within a gold wreath with flourishes at all four corners. Below that are the names of the fallen in nine columns all incised and coloured black .
Inscription
PRAY FOR THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abel, Joseph
Adams, Alfred
Aldrich, George
Allen, Arnold E
Arnold, E
Attree, G W
Baigent, T G
Bailey, S
Baker, A
Baldwin, William
See details for all 334 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 334
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 334
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials , surname .
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2500MM, width 2000MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR AND ST MARY OVERIE (SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL)
  • Grade I
  • 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
Responsibility
Cathedral authorities
Reference
  • Copy from IWM. Shows dedication was to be by the Bishop of Southwark.
  • The Times 17 Nov. 1922 p.7 Dedication was by the Bishop of Woolwich.

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