Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chichester
Town
Chichester
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16804

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Current location

In the hallway
not visible from the reception area. All visitors must have permission and be accompanied while viewing it.
Chichester Police Station
Kingsham Road
Chichester
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 2AD
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 86020 04200
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall-mounted oak board, with pitched pediment that contains a relief carving depicting the West Sussex coat of arms. Beneath are three inset glazed panels, on which the names of casualties are engraved: the first two panels relate to the First World War; the third panel relates to the Second World War. (For unknown reasons, World War 1 casualty W. Chapman was omitted from this memorial, whereas he was included on the Constabulary's original WW1 plaque and Roll of Honour - see War Memorials Register references 16668 and 16803).
Inscription
(Left and central panels):1914-1918/ (Names) (Right panel): 1939-1945/ (Names) (Base): Erected by the Members of the West Sussex Constabulary/ In Memory of their Comrades
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austin, L W C
Avis, W J
Barnett, S G
Bashford, R
Butters, G S
Carter, W
Cosens, F W
Cudby, J
Cutler, A E
Edwards, R
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, Regiment
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, decorations, Regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, Police Force in which serving when killed
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 830MM, width 1110MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
The present police station in Kingsham Road opened in 1933.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Sussex Police
Reference
  • The Times 27 Feb.-21 March 1942 Police Sgt W J Avis was shot and killed by a Canadian deserter who he was trying to arrest.
  • Hampshire Telegraph 13/3/1942 (page 10) reported that Special Constable Frederick J. Fuller (who had been injured in the same incident on 26/2/1942 in which W.J. Avis had been shot dead in Bognor by a Private of the Canadian Light Infantry) had died.
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial233536/

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