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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Thurrock
- Town
- Purfleet
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 87029
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Current location
Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre
River Court
Centurion Way
Purfleet
Thurrock
Essex
RM19 1QQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 54881 78525
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Wouldham Cement Works (Otherwise Blue Circle or BPCM)
South Stifford
Thurrock
Essex
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Wouldham Cement Works (Otherwise Blue Circle or BPCM)
- Description
- Large Wooden board with the names of the WW1 fallen at the top, followed by the names of the served, with an addition at the base for WW2
- Inscription
- 1914 ROLL OF HONOUR 1919/TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE WOULDHAM CEMENT CO. LTD/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES & ALSO THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR./NAMES OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/[names in 3 columns]/NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED/[names in 4 columns]/IN MEMORY OF MEN WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II 1939-1945/[names]/LEST WE FORGET
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashwell, H
Bacon, F
Barlow, W R
Battershall, A
Beard, E
Bennett, A
Bennett, J
Bennett, S
Bird, F
Blacktop, H
See details for all 191 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 183
Served and returned: 147
Died: 36
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: the fallen by surname THEN forename FOLLOWED by the served by surname THEN forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Undefined
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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