Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barnet
Town
Colindale
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
96791

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Current location

Hendon Police College (Peel Centre)
Aerodrome Road
Colindale
Barnet
Greater London
NW9 5JE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 21845 89891
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • New Scotland Yard (Norman Shaw North Building)
    The Embankment
    Westminster (Millbank)
    City Of Westminster
    Greater London
    SW1A 2TT
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 30288 79823
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A rectangular board, with an incised cross at top-centre, flanked on each side by a spray of laurel leaves. The inscription is in gold-painted lettering, beneath which are three incised truncated crosses.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS/ OF THE SPECIAL BRANCH WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES DURING THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ ROYAL NAVY/ (1 name)/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (13 names)/ ON POLICE SERVICE/ (3 names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arthur, Ronald Charles
Ball, Harvey
Battley, Harry
Clay, Leonard Douglas
Coles, Peter Ernest
Dix, Peter Newman
Ferrier, Douglas Gordon
Gray, Edward James
Havies, Walter James
Jones, Arthur Gwyn
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Military branch, rank, forenames, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Grouped by military unit, then alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
The Metropolitan Police main HQ vacated the Norman Shaw North Building in 1967 and moved to 8-10 Broadway, Victoria; the HQ was subsequently moved again in November 2016 to the Curtis Green Building on the Victoria Embankment. IWM is unaware of whether the Special Branch WW2 memorial was moved to the Hendon Police College in 1967, or if it was instead moved to 8-10 Broadway that year and subsequently moved from there to Hendon in 2016.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Metropolitan Police

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