Shenfield Railway Station Staff WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 28 October 1921
Attended by: Sir Henry Thornton (General Manager of the Great Eastern Railway)
Rededicated
Date: 10 November 2014
Attended by: Undefined
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

2247

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Current location

Shenfield Railway Station
Hutton Road
Shenfield
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8PA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 61334 95021
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

On platform 3 a marble tablet with peaked top. Scrolls on either side, containing names of those who served. Roundel of Great Eastern Railway mounted below.

Inscription

Memorial/THIS TABLET/IS ERECTED BY THE/TRAFFIC AND CIVIL ENGINEER'S STAFF/ OF THIS STATION/IN PROUD MEMORY OF THEIR/ FIVE COLLEAGUES/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/AND WHOSE NAMES ARE/INSCRIBED BELOW:-/ (Names) / "Peace Perfect Peace."

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bailes, S
Peacock, W
Savill, G
Turner, A L
Wood, W
See details for all 5 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 900mm, width 600mm
Materials: Marble - Sicilian

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Essex Chronicle 4 November 1921
Rail No.578 page 26 (7-20 Nov. 2007)

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