
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of London
- Town
- Smithfield
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 57796
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Current location
St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives and Museum
West Smithfield
Smithfield
City Of London
Greater London
EC1A 7EB
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 31918 81587
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Private house
Hawarden
Alyn And Deeside
Clwyd
Wales
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Chancellor's (Church Furniture dealers)
173 Earlsfield Rd
Wandsworth
Wandsworth
Greater London
SW18 3DD
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Hackney Hospital became know as Homerton Hospital when it transferred to a new site on the other side of Homerton High St after the old hospital building closed c late 1980s/early 1990s
Hackney and/or Homerton Hospital
Homerton High St
Homerton
Hackney
Greater London
E9
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Hospital buildings were formerly St Lukes Workhouse and were renamed c 1936. The main surviving building has now been converted to flats.
St Matthew's Hospital
Sheperdess Walk
Hoxton
Hackney
Greater London
N1
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (3)
- Private house
- Description
- Inscribed wooden plaque with shouldered top. Decorated above inscription with a cross and 2 small fleur de lys
- Inscription
- SAINT MATTHEW'S/ HOSPITAL/ THIS TABLET PERPETUATES/ THE MEMORY OF/ MARGARET BROWN/ SOPHIE OLIVE WITCHALLS/ MARY O'NEILL DOWELL/ THREE NURSES/ KILLED IN AN AIR RAID/ WHILST ON DUTY/ 8TH OCTOBER/ 1940/ Faithfull unto death
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Brown, Margaret
O'neil Dowell, Mary
Witchalls, Sophie Olive
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 30.5 ins, width 23.5 ins
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives and Museum
- Reference
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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