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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bromley
Town
Penge
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Art Memorial Company of West Norwood (Mason)
Henry T. Edwards (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th February 1921
    Attended by: Reverend Canon Henry Arnott, Rural Dean of Beckenham (replaced Venerable Archdeacon of Rochester, who withdrew on morning of dedication due to a family bereavement).
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
40424

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Previous locations
  • Inside church on North chancel wall.
    66
    Holy Trinity Beckenham
    Lennard Rd
    Penge
    Bromley
    Greater London
    SE20 7LX
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 35783 70666
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
Inscribed Hopton Wood stone tablet, with moulded edges, enriched with carved patera.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY 0F / REGINALD GEORGE RANSON / THIS TABLET IS BEQUEATHED BY HIS FRIEND / SPENCER GEORGE MAYOR / ORGANIST FOR 15 YEARS / BOTH OF WHOM FELL ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN FRANCE / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / (names) / CO - WORKERS IN THIS CHURCH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Loader, Sidney T.
Mayor, Spencer George
Ranson, Reginald George
Tovey, Geoffrey T.
Tovey, Jack O.
Wheeler, Harry L.
Wheeler, Leonard C.
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surnames
    Order of information: Individual dedication , person dedicating then alphabetically by surname.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
Condition
History
1993:Church badly damaged by fire and it is believed that the tablet was lost
Costs

Memorial: £25

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Spencer George Mayor
Responsibility
Church
Reference
  • Bromley War Memorials Vol.2 Library NIWM Published: London Borough of Bromley Nov. 1999 Bromley
  • Lewisham Borough News 1921

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