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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newham
Town
Silvertown
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
56539

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Previous locations
  • John Knight's Factory
    Royal Primrose Soap Works
    Silvertown
    Newham
    Greater London
    E16 2AU
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 40500 80100
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wall with two wooden boards attached, one commemorating employees killed in WW1, the other a WW2 roll of honour .
Inscription
Upper board: 1914/ 1918/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THESE OUR COMRADES/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ JOHN KNIGHT LTD. Lower board: ROLL OF HONOUR SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ LEST WE FORGET.
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Not known, probably destroyed, only a photo as of Nov 1950 exists in Newham Archives
Reference

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