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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Croydon
Town
Addiscombe
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 Nov 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10 Nov 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
859

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Current location

North wall of nave
to east of north entrance
St Mary Magdalene with St Martin Church
Canning Road
Addiscombe
Croydon
Greater London
CR0 6QD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33550 66090
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ORNATE WOODEN BOARD DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS BY GOLD PAINTED BORDERS. FIGURES DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE SECTION OF THE BOARD. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IN GILT LETTERING ON A BLACK BACKGROUND PAINTED AT THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT AND ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE BOARD. NAMES INSCRIBED ON SCROLLS PAINTED IN THE CENTRE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES OF THE BOARD. GILT AND BLACK PAINTED BORDER WITH THREE TRACERY ARCHES DEPICTED AT THE TOP. CRUCIFIXION SCENE IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE CENTRE SECTION OF THE BOARD WITH THE FIGURE OF ST MARTIN DEPICTED BELOW. UNKNOWN ESCHUTCHEON DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT AND SHIELD OF ST GEORGE IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE BOARD.
Inscription
LEFT HAND SECTION, TOP: REST ETERNAL / GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD AND / LET LIGHT PERPETUAL / SHINE UPON THEM RIGHT HAND SECTION, TOP: MAY THEIR SOULS AND / THE SOULS OF ALL THE / FAITHFUL DEPARTED / REST IN PEACE BASE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOUR OF / THOSE WHO IN THE / SERVICE OF GOD AND / COUNTRY DIED IN / BATTLE OR OF WOUNDS / OR SICKNESS / IN THE GREAT WAR / OF 1914-1919 LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SECTIONS, CENTRE: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baines, Arthur
Chevins, Walter
Kent, Percy
King, George Frederick
Mcquat, Hugh
Page, Richard William
Peters, Walter Charles
Playsted, Lionel Henry William
Ray, William Wood
Richards, Arthur
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 44MM, height 1650MM, width 1200MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
  • Grade II*
  • 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
History
1990: VERTICAL SPLIT ON THE SURFACE OF THE BOARD. THE CHURCH IS DUE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND THE FATE OF THE MEMORIAL IS UNKNOWN.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Source: Image Library
  • C109

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