Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Croydon
- Town
- Shirley
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 19 Nov 1921
Attended by: ALDERMAN H HOULDER - Rededicated
Date: 25th June 1949
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 19 Nov 1921
Attended by: REV W P G MCCORMICK - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 758
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Trinity School of John Whitgift
191 Shirley Road
Shirley
Croydon
Greater London
CR0 8SA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 35155 65792
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three plaques mounted on a granite block. The top plaque has a medallion in relief in all four corners and decorated edges on other two plaques.
- Inscription
- Plaque one: 1914-1918 / IN MEMORY OF OLD MID-WHITGIFTIANS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / FOR CIVILIZATION / (Names) / * DENOTES MASTER OF THE SCHOOL // VICTIMS OF THE AIR RAID ON OCTOBER 13TH 1915 / PUPILS /(Names) // Plaque two: ALSO // (Names) // Plaque three: 1939-1945/ AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR // (Names) // AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Agate, Stanley H
Allen, John S
Amos, Edwin A
Ashdown, Ronald W
Baker, Henry J
Baker, Murray R F
Ball, John P
Bayliss, Arthur W
Bayly, Frank B B
Beauchamp, Arthur W
See details for all 177 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 105
Served and returned: 0
Died: 105
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname, forename, initial
Order of information: In two sections then by surname - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 89
Served and returned: 0
Died: 89
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, initials
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 558MM, height 2020MM, width 1230MM
Materials: Granite
- Plaque
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Reference V29
- War Memorials On Line: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/214346/ - Accessed January 2021
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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-758
For queries, please contact [email protected].