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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barking
Town
Becontree Heath Dagenham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
52558

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Previous locations
  • Becontree Methodist Church
    Becontree Heath Dagenham
    Barking
    Greater London
    RM8
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 490 870
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
BOARD WITH DECORATIVE TRIANGULAR TOP CARVED FIGURES IN RELIEF WITHIN A WREATH BETWEEN LEFT & RIGHT PANELS OF NAMES
Inscription
(ACROSS TOP): THIS MEMORIAL WAS SUBSCRIBED FOR/ BY THE PEOPLE OF DAGENHAM, ALSO DAGENHAM DOCK. / IN MEMORY OF THE UNDER NAMED HEROES WHO GAVE THEIR LIFE FOR THEIR COUNTRYS CAUSE / 1914-1918/ (LEFT PANEL):DAGENHAM/ (NAMES) (RIGHT PANEL): DGM DOCK/ (NAMES)/ BEACONTREE (sic)/ HEATH/ (NAMES) (CENTRAL PANEL): Honour to the immortal dead/ Wisdom to the living./ But above all let us honour those/ who fell in the Trenches, or went/ down into the depths of the Sea,/ and who did not live to see the/ dawn of Victory in the Sky or/ the bright light of Peace./ (...) E DAVIS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 75
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 75
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,additional
    Order of information: additional
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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