22nd Kensington Battalion Royal Fusiliers

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: Kensington And Chelsea
Town: Kensington
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 47661

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Current location

Located in The Resurrection Chapel.
St Mary Abbots Church
Kensington Church Street
Kensington
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
W8 4LA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 25620 79710
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Current memorial: Battlefield cross with dedicatory rectangular board placed below it. Memorial before 2014 rededication: Battlefield cross with dedicatory shield shaped board placed below it.

Inscription

Current memorial: THE BATTLEFIELD CROSS/ commemorates men from/ the 22nd Kensington Battalion/ The Royal Fusiliers/ who fell in the battle of/ OPPY WOOD/ 29 APRIL - 3 MAY 1917/ (Names)/ In 1929 the cross was replaced by a/ permanent memorial & brought/ to England. It came to St. Mary Ab-/ bots in 1949 & was conserved & rededicated in 2014/ LEST WE FORGET Memorial before 2014 rededication: IN MEMORY OF 20 OFFICERS AND 398 NCOS AND MEN/ OF THE 22ND (KENSINGTON) BATTALION ROYAL FUSILIERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Arnell, Edward
Bannerman, James Donald
Barnes, Charles James
Bartlett, Arthur George
Batte, Gerald
Bear, Harry Arthur
Brown, John
Chesworth, Arthur
Crosby, Cecil Thomas
Durber, Ernest
See details for all 28 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Regiment, rank, forenames, surname.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

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

Oppy Battlefield Cross
WMO ID: 227691
Condition: Good [last updated on 25-09-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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