Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newham
Town
East Ham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56042

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Current location

St Barnabas Church.
Browning Road
East Ham
Newham
Greater London
E12 6PT
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 42612 84769
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Portland stone tablet with inscribed lettering in black and the names in 3 columns with a cross and wreath at the top of the centre column. Includes many of those killed by the Silvertown Explosion in 1917, the church and church hall were destroyed.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE PARISHIONERS/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ A.D. 1914-1919.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Alexander, Thomas
Allen, Albert J.
Alywin, Ernest
Avery, Henry
Bacon, John Victor
Bacon, Robert
Barfield, J.
Barton Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kathleen
Beasant, William Albert
Beeton, Charles Percy Bissell
See details for all 185 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 192
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 192
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1829 mm, width 1829 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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