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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Enfield
- Town
- Edmonton
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 15 November 1998
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Rededicated
Date: 15 November 1998
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38990
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Current location
Fore St
Edmonton
Enfield
Greater London
N9
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 330 920
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- St James Church
Fore St
Edmonton
Enfield
Greater London
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- St James Church
- Description
- Rectangular stone tablet bearing inscription surmounted by smaller plaque with name additions. Metal plaque mounted below. Cross depicted in upper centre on large tablet. Whole set within flower bed.
- Inscription
- Small tablet above main: In loving memory of/ (Names)/ "The strift is o'er, the battle done."/ Alleluia Main tablet (most of this inscription written around a central cross): To the Glory of God and in sacred memory of/ The following parishioners of St. James' Upper Edmonton/ who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914-1919/ this tablet is erected./ "Brave men and worthy patriots. Dear to God."/ (Names) Metal plaque: these World War 1/ memorial tablets have been relocated by the/ London Borough of Enfield/ from the former St. James Church/ opposite and were re-dedicated on/ 15th November 1998.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 100
Served and returned: 0
Died: 100
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename,age of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- c1998: Church closed and land sold for redevelopment. The Royal British Legion, Edmonton Branch, relocated the memorial to the opposite side of the road.
- Costs
Comments: The costs of moving the memorial and planting the flower bed was covered by Enfield Council.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Enfield Advertiser 18 November 1998
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