Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Croydon
Town
Coulsdon
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
75886

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Canons Hill
Coulsdon
Croydon
Greater London
CR5 1HR
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31268 58187
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
/IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/THE SONS OF/SYDNEY AND FRANCIS TANSLEY/.../CAPT. JOHN DELOITTE R.A./KILLED CATANIA 19TH JULY 1943 AGED 26 YEARS/CORPL. MICHAEL LEE/1ST NORTHANTS YEOMANRY/KILLED HOLLAND 28TH OCT. 1944 AGED 21 YEARS/...
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship, parents, rank, forenames, place of death, date of death, age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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