Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Peckham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 June 2017
    Attended by: Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Charlie Smith
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76418

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Current location

Glover House
corner of Nunhead Lane and East Dulwich Road
Peckham
Southwark
Greater London
SE15 3UR
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 34592 75545
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Display board with considerable detail about the V1 incident which destroyed the factory
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE 24 PEOPLE WHO DIED FROM A V1 MISSILE STRIKE AT THIS SITE ON 22 JUNE 1944/[explanatory text) /(Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clarke, Joan
Collyer, Favoretta Margarite Lilian
Esgrove, Louisa Ann
Eveleigh, Dorothy Maud
Farren, Betty Irene
Groom, Joyce
Hand, George
Holttum, Rose Olive
Huggins, Joan Mary
James, Gladys Ethel
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, age, address
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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