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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bromley
Town
Beckenham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22nd May 1921
    Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12695
Current location

Junction of Beckenham Rd and Elm Rd
Baptist Church
Elm Rd
Beckenham
Bromley
Greater London
BR3 4JB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 36618 69488
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Window and Enamelled dedicatory plaque, the latter set in a wooden frame. Coloured Yorkshire Rose foliage and other flowers on border. Crowned shield bear cross at top.
Inscription
THIS TABLET AND THE WINDOWS ABOVE/ ARE DEDICATED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF OUR CHURCH AND SCHOOL WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO/ SHARED ITS DANGERS/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blake, Norman
Collett, Frederick James
Doggett, Frederick Sidney
Fleming, John Allister
Maddox, Cyril Percy
Manger, Eric
Marsland, Fred
Neish, Ronald J
Reynolds, Frank D
Ross, Norman Douglas
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,manner of death,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,rank,decorations,regiment,manner of death
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME TWO by RASON, PAUL 11-13 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY

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