Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Croydon
Town
Kenley
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
810

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Current location

Kenley Memorial Hall
92 Godstone Road
Kenley
Croydon
Greater London
CR8 5AB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32523 60163
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Kenley Police Station
    Godstone Road
    Kenley
    Croydon
    Greater London
    CR8 5AB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 32525 60161
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Art-Deco-style rectangular black board attached to a black backboard; the inscription is in white-painted lettering. At top-centre of the main board is a small square board with a GVIR Metropolitan Police Badge attached. (N.B. Z Division was formed in 1921, following a reorganisation of the Metropolitan Police Divisions and their areas).
Inscription
METROPOLITAN/POLICE/IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/KENLEY/POLICE STATION/ (3 Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macdonald, K C
Mcnamara, M
Paisley, H C
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, initials, surname
    Order of information: Listed on the memorial chronologically by date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Former Police rank, initials, surname
    Order of information: Listed on the memorial chronologically by date of death
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 500mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
13/2/2021: Photo kindly supplied to IWM by Kenley Memorial Hall, in which the memorial can clearly be seen to be in good condition./ Aug 2014: Information received that the memorial has now been saved and moved into Kenley Memorial Hall./ Date Unknown: Memorial feared unlikely to survive if a new police station is built./
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Kenley Memorial Hall
Reference
  • According to CWGC, Herbert Charles Paisley and Kenneth Colin MacDonald were civilian casualties, having died in service as Metropolitan Police Officers; Able Seaman Michael McNamara died on 5/11/1940, aged 34, serving in the Royal Navy.
  • V19

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