Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
St James
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
39961

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Current location

Set into north wall
St James' Church
Piccadilly
St James
City Of Westminster
Greater London
W1J 9LL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 29403 80506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular stone tablet bearing incised inscription.
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF ROBERT BENNETT AND THOMAS MIDDLESMISS, / FORMER CHORISTERS OF THIS CHURCH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY 1939-1945 / ALSO OF CHARLES MURRAY, VERGER OF THIS CHURCH / AND EDITH, HIS WIFE, WHO / WERE KILLED WHEN THE RECTORY WAS DESTROYED BY / ENEMY ACTION ON 14 OCTOBER 1940
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, Robert
Middlemiss, Thomas
Murray, Charles
Murray, Edith
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: Forename, surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, manner of death, place of death, date of death, occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 580 mm, width 1010 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • 062MIX

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