Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tower Hamlets
Town
Canary Wharf
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83148

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Current location

Can be found in the cabinet displays of the museum
Museum of London Docklands
No.1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Canary Wharf
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
E14 4AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 37242 80597
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wooden cabinet casing around the memorial inside it, with four decorative pillars and a decorative nowy-headed top. Reddish backboard of the plaque inside the wall cabinet with gold writing. Names appear either side of first and final column, the middle panel, the largest of the three contains the dedication. The names are on the left hand panel and their respective details of death on the right hand panel.
Inscription
(middle panel): SURREY COMMERCIAL DOCKS/ GRAIN OFFICE 1914 – 1918/ REMEMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING/ THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN/ WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR/ WENT FORTH FROM THIS PLACE/ FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT./ THE NAMES OF THOSE RETURNED/ NOT AGAIN ARE HERE INSCRIBED/ TO BE HONOURED FOR EVERMORE. (first panel): PTE. J. J. ELEY./H.A.C. / CAPT. E. A. ROE, M.C./1ST EAST SURREY./ PTE. D. CRUMMEY./10TH EAST KENT./ PTE. L. R. BROOKS./1/20 LONDON. (third and final panel): FRANCE/ 13TH AUG., 1916./ FRANCE/ 2ND SEPT., 1918./ FRANCE/ 18TH SEPT., 1918./ FRANCE/ 22ND SEPT., 1918.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brooks, L R
Crummey, D
Eley, J J
Roe, E A
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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