Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Southwark
Town
Camberwell
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, Non-Specific Conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 September 2007
    Attended by: MAYOR OF SOUTHWARK
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 September 2007
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55310

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Current location

Camberwell Green
Camberwell
Southwark
Greater London
SE5 0HQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32562 76829
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A group of memorials on a brick-paved area on Camberwell Green. The most prominent is a stone pillar, with a brass plaque attached to the front bearing the main dedication. Directly in front, placed into the paved area surrounding the memorial, is a smaller plaque attached to a stone tablet which bears the names of those whose bodies were recovered from the air raid shelter. Nearby is a further small plaque dedicated to all those who lost their lives in WW2.
Inscription
UPPER PLAQUE ON PILLAR: In memory of the people/ of Camberwell who died/ or suffered in War/ This memorial stands above the Air Raid/ Shelter where a wedding party lost their lives/ on the afternoon of 17 September 1940./ Sidney and Patricia Wright had just married/ and were celebrating in the nearby 'Father/ Redcap' Public House with family and friends./ During an air raid, they sought refuge in the/ shelter which was directly hit by a bomb. All/ members of the Wright family and four other/ people were killed./ May they, and all victims/ of War, rest in peace LOWER PLAQUE BEFORE THE PILLAR: Bodies recovered from the Air Raid Shelter/ on 18 September 1940:/ Wright family/ Bride and Groom - Patricia and Sidney (aged 21)/ Sidney's parents - Elizabeth and Sidney (aged 48)/ Sidney's sisters - Dorothy (aged 19) Mary (aged 18)/ Elsie (aged 13) Joyce (aged 10) and June (aged 8)/ Nora Flaherty (aged 19) Lear Nadel (aged 58)/ Emma Ross (aged 48) and her son Stanley Ross (aged 14) FURTHER PLAQUE ON THE BRICK-PAVED AREA: "FOR THOSE WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Flaherty, Nora
Nadel, Lear
Ross, Emma
Ross, Stanley
Wright, Dorothy
Wright, Elizabeth
Wright, Elsie
Wright, Joyce
Wright, June
Wright, Mary
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone (kilkenny)
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal, Brass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Funding from Camberwell Community Council.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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