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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 13th February 1994
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

39737

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Current location

ST MARY LE STRAND CHURCH
The Strand
Holborn
City Of Westminster
Greater London
WC1
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 300 810
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A pastoral candle with engraved plaque and booklet information. WRNS crest above the inscription.

Inscription

WRNS/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE SEVENTEEN WRENS WHO LOST THEIR/ LIVES EN ROUTE TO COLUMBO WHEN THE/ SS KHEDIVE ISMAiL WAS TORPEDOED IN/ THE INDIAN OCEAN ON 12TH FEBRUARY 1944 (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barden, Jeanette
Batten, Hazel
Beakell, Elizabeth
Carlyle, Agnes
Dalton, Winifred
Dean, Cicely
Fletcher, Gladys
Hunter, Margaret
Nickson, Audrey
Nye, Beatrice
See details for all 17 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: height 5FT 6"
Materials: Wood - Oak
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Copper

Listing information

No name for this Entry
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

O82WW2

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