13th (Service) Battalion Essex Regiment West Ham Pals

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 08 November 2009
Attended by: Trevor Brooking and Local Clergy/Dignitaries, members of the Busby Troop of Scouts

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

58598

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Current location

Opposite the club shop and to the right of the main entrance
West Ham United Football Club Boleyn Ground
Green Street
Upton Park
Newham
Greater London
E13 9AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 41481 83391
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Rectangular black granite tablet with incised inscription in white painted lettering. Coloured badge of the regiment incised at the top left of the tablet and coloured badge of West Ham Football Club incised at the top right of the tablet.

Inscription

Dedicated/ In Memory To/ The Sacrifices Made By/ THE WEST HAM PALS/ of/ 13th (Service) Battalion/ THE ESSEX REGIMENT/ ('The Hammers')/ France & Flanders Nov 1915 - Feb 1918/ "UP THE IRONS!"

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 440mm, width 665mm
Materials: Granite

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Site: Free
Comments: The tablet was donated by Alan Tucker, Managing Director of H L Hawes Funeral Directors. The engraving was done free of charge. The organiser of the memorial incurred no costs either.
Memorial: £0

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Romford Recorder 16 November 2009
West Ham Pals and players - we will remember them 100 years on www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/west-ham-remembrance-pals-world-war-one-3191586
Plaque Honouring 'West Ham Pals' To Be Unveiled At Boleyn Ground Sunday Goal.com tinyurl.com/ylkamg2
West Ham Battalion website westhampals.blogspot.com/

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