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Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Windsor And Maidenhead
Town
Eton
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 April 1950
    Attended by: Mr P V Mackinnon, Chairman of the Urban District Council
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1 April 1950
    Attended by: Rev O B Parsons, former Vicar of Eton
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7952

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
High Street
Eton
Windsor And Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL4 6AP
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 96581 77560
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Memorial garden with associated stone dedicatory tablet recessed in brick surround, with shelf below. Original isncription in incised, blackened script. Additional name discordantly added at bottom in blue lettering on an aluminium strip.
Inscription
THIS GARDEN IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ETON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1939-1945 / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allsopp, John Ranulph
Blundell, Peter Charles
Cook, Christopher Aubrey
Eyre, Leslie Henry
Fisher, Basil Mark
Haverly, Henry George
Hill, Leslie Walter
Holmes, Alan Trevor Graeme
Hope-jones, Kenneth
Keith, Arthur
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 660mm, width 890mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: c £1000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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