Corporal H Cowlin

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Opened
Date: 1st January 1917
Attended by: Unknown

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

52671

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Current location

Shelter
Valentines Park
Cranbrook Roiad
Ilford
Redbridge
Greater London
IG2 6EW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 43203 88032
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Four-sided wooden shelter with dedicatory slate tablet mounted in 2018 on modern explanatory panel.

Inscription

Cowlin Memorial/ ERECTED BY THE ILFORD CHAMBER OF/ COMMERCE AND FRIENDS IN MEMORY/ OF CORPORAL H. COWLIN. L.R.B./ ONE OF OUR MEMBERS./ KILLED IN / ACTION JULY 1ST 1916./

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Cowlin, H
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, manner of death, occupation, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate
Shelter
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

Ilford (Cpl H Cowlin)
WMO ID: 72769
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 24-03-2020]
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History

2006: Shelter restored. The tablet had been found at the bottom of the lake when the lake was drained. It is to be cleaned and refixed to the shelter. 2002: It is the intention that the tablet be replaced. 2000: Tablet missing from shelter since about March. Presumed smashed or thrown into lake by vandals. Pre 2000: The inscription on the tablet was badly worn and almost illegible.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

London Borough of Redbridge Leisure Services.

Reference

Ilford Recorder 7th December 1917
Yellow Advertiser 3rd August 2006

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