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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Avenue / Tree or grove
- District
- Bromley
- Town
- Orpington
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Planted
Date: 8th May 1995
Attended by: MAYOR OF BROMLEY
- Planted
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44049
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Current location
Approximate map reference only
PRIORY GARDENS
Church Hill
Orpington
Bromley
Greater London
BR6 0HH
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 46660 66670
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TREE WITH DEDICATORY STONE TABLET PLACED AT THE FOOT OF IT
- Inscription
- SEQUOIADENDROM GIGANTEUM/ WELLINGTONIA/ THIS TREE WAS PLANTED/ TO COMMEMORATE 50 YEARS OF/ FREEDOM IN BROMLEY BOROUGH/ ON 8TH MAY 1995/ BY THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF BROMLEY/ CLLR. MICHAEL TICKNER/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF IVY MILLICHAMP OF ORPINGTON/ THE LAST CIVILIAN TO BE KILLED BY A/ V2 ROCKET DURING WORLD WAR II.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: forename,manner of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME FIVE by RASON, PAUL 36-7; 83-5 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY
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