St Mary Cray Council School

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Bromley
Town: St Mary Cray
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 45782

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Current location

St Mary Cray School
High St
St Mary Cray
Bromley
Greater London
BR5 4AT
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 47160 67442
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Elements of a brass plaque which appears to have been fragmented and the pieces fixed to a wooden backboard . At the top is a flat rectangular plaque with the dedication in raised lettering . . Below that a larger flat rectangular plaque with the names similarly in raised lettering . On each side is a flat faced upright Ionic column . PLAQUE IS IN SECTIONS WITH CENTRAL RECTANGULAR SECTION SURMOUNTED BY A PEDIMENTED AND FLANKED BY TWO BRASS SECTIONS IN THE SHAPE OF COLUMNS

Inscription

ERECTED/ BY THE SCHOLARS OF THE ST MARY CRAY COUNCIL SCHOOL/ IN MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914-1918./ THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ (names)/

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Brigden, E
Everist, J H
Gilbert, J
Larkin, W
Nicholas, W
Pistell, A
Ranger, W
Rodbourne, V
Seguss, H J
Somner, C
See details for all 15 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank , initials , surname ,awards , unit
Order of information: rank ,initials , surname , unit .

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

SCHOOL

Reference

BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME FIVE by RASON, PAUL 139 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY

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