52nd Kent Battalion Home Guard - Replica Plaque

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 5th July 1989
Attended by: MAYOR OF BROMLEY

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

12778

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Current location

429
The Old Police Station
Crofton Road
Locksbottom
Bromley
Greater London
BR6 8NL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 43077 65013
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Replica plain rectangular plaque, with white lettering.

Inscription

HERE IN MAY 1940 THE/ LOCAL DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS/ WERE FIRST ENROLLED TO HELP TO MEET THE/ THREATENED GERMAN INVASION. THEY BECAME THE/ 52ND KENT BATTALION HOME GUARD/ AND ON DECEMBER 3RD 1944 WHEN ALL DANGER/ OF INVASION HAD PASSED THE BATTALION/ "STOOD DOWN" OUTSIDE THIS BUILDING

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Listing information

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Condition

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History

At the time of the Second World War the building was Farnborough Police Station. When the Police Station closed in the 1980s, the original plaque was placed in Bromley Museum, Church Hill, Orpington for safekeeping, as it was feared it might be stolen. The premises was later occupied by an estate agent, which in 1989 had a replica memorial plaque installed on the original site. The building was later taken over by The Boutique Spa.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME FOUR by RASON, PAUL 101-2 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY

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