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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Maida Vale
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: October 1945
    Attended by: The Roll of Honour was reported to be in situ in Harrow Road Police HQ by 3rd November 1945
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
39762

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Previous locations
  • Wall facing the Enquiry desk
    Harrow Road Police Station
    Harrow Road
    Maida Vale
    City Of Westminster
    Greater London
    W2
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 250 820
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
An illuminated, hand-gilded Roll of Honour in a glazed black frame, commemorating X Division's officers who died on active service or as a result of enemy action and/or were decorated for gallantry in World War 2. (N.B.: IWM does not yet have a photograph of this Roll of Honour, and there is conflicting evidence regarding the number of officers commemorated on it: IWM was advised in the past that it lists 59 officers, 36 of whom died; a press report on 3/11/1945 implied that the Roll listed 67 fatalities, plus 8 survivors who had been decorated for gallantry; the Metropolitan Police At War book recorded 33 Regular/War Reserve officers of X Division who died in WW2. The true number of officers recorded on the Roll, and how many of them it listed as having died and/or been decorated, has therefore yet to be established).
Inscription
1939 MP 1945/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF/ "X" DIVISION METROPOLITAN POLICE/ WHO HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ ALSO OFFICERS WHO HAVE GAINED AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY ETC/ (Names and Police collar numbers)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 59
    Served and returned: 23
    Died: 36
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Name, Police collar number, year died, decorations
    Order of information: Currently unknown
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Condition
History
Harrow Road Police Station closed in 2013, and has since been sold off. IWM is unaware of the current whereabouts of the Roll of Honour.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Metropolitan Police
Reference
  • Kensington Post 3/11/1945 (page 4) reported: 'Harrow Road Police War Record An illuminated roll of honour has been placed in the Harrow Road headquarters of X Division, Metropolitan Police. It records the names of 30 officers killed in action and 37 by enemy action. Three George Medals and five British Empire Medals were won by members of the Division'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002499/19451103/100/0004
  • The Metropolitan Police At War book, edited by H.M. Howgrave-Graham CBE, published by HMSO 1947: recorded 33 officers from X Division who died in WW2.

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