Christ Church-WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 16 November 1919
Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF KINGSTON
Dedicated
Date: 22 November 1919
Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF KINGSTON
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

749

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Current location

863
Christ Church
Brighton Road
Purley
Croydon
Greater London
CR8 2BN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31718 61981
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

3 Bay wooden panel on board

Inscription

REMEMBER THE MEN OF THIS PARISH AND CONGREGATION WHO DIED FOR/KING AND COUNTRY AD 1914-1919

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allen, Roy
Austin, Albert
Beckett, Francis Harold
Blackman, William
Borrer, George
Borrer, Thomas
Briars, George Frederick
Burr, Clifford
Charman, Walter
Chorley, Dudley Cecil
See details for all 38 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 38
Served and returned: 0
Died: 38
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: height 1510MM, width 5610MM
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

Christ Church WW1
WMO ID: 261327
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 21-12-2018]
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Costs

Memorial: £70

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

CROYDON ADVERTISER 6 SEP 1919 DD COST 6 SEP 1919
Purley in the Great War - sites.google.com/site/purleyandthegreatwar/local-memorials - Accessed 28 October 2020
At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. -- Reference C31

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