- Type of Memorial
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 11525
- Description
- THREE BOUND BOOKS SET IN A PURPOSE MADE GLASS FRONTED CABINET. THIS IS FLANKED BY PANELLING LISTING BATTLE HONOURS AS PER INSCRIPTION. BOROUGH ARMS SET INTO THE FLOOR
Book 1: Roll of Honour, To The Memory Of The Men Of Paddington Who Gave Their Lives In The Great War 1914-1918, the volume has coloured embossed Coats of Arms of the London Borough of Paddington on the cover and clasp and gives details of surname, Christian names, rank or rating and service number, regiment, ship or other service, 1914-1918.
Book 2: Roll of Honour of the Inhabitants of Paddington who, as either members of the Armed Forces (including the Auxiliary and Nursing Services) or members of the Civil Defence or Associated Services, lost their lives in the 1939-1945 War, the volume has coloured embossed Coats of Arms of the London Borough of Paddington on the cover and clasp and gives details of surname, Christian names, rank or rating and service number, regiment, ship or other service, 1939-1945.
Book 3: Roll of Honour of the Civilian War Dead of the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington killed in the Second World War, 1939-1945, alphabetical list by surname, giving details of full name, age, next of kin, when and where killed.
- Inscription
- LEFT SIDE: 1914 - 1918 NEUVE CHAPELLE AUBERS FESTUBERT 1915 SOMME 1916 - 1918 ALBERT 1916 - 1918 GINCHY FLEURS-COURCELETTE MORVAL LES TRANSLOYS ARRAS 1917 SCARPE 1917 BULLECOURT YPRES 1917/ 1939 - 1945 THE ATLANTIC RIVER PLATE NORWAY NARVIK MAMSOS AANDALSNES FRANCE AND THE LOW COUNTRIES DUNKIRK BRITAIN TARANTO EAST AFRICA CAPE MATAPAN MEDITERRANEAN MALTA GREECE AND CRETE IRAQ SYRIA HONG KONG SINGAPORE AND MALAYA JAVA
RIGHT SIDE: 1914 - 1918 LANGEMARCK 1917 POLYGON WOOD PASSCHENDAELE CAMBRAID 1917 BAPAUME 1918 VILLERS BRETONNEUX AMIENS HINDENBURG LINE EPEHY PURSUIT TO MONS FRANCE & FLANDERS 1915 - 1918 GALLIPOLI 1915 EGYPT 1915 - 1916/ 1939 - 1945 BRUNEVAL ST NAZAIRE DIEPPE WESTERN DESERT AND EL ALAMEIN NORTH AFRICA AND TUNISIA ARCTIC SICILY ITALY SALERNO AND ANZIO GUADALCANAL NORMANDY SOUTHERN FRANCE HOLAND ARMNHEM AND WALCHEREN GERMANY AND THE RHINE THE PACIFIC BURMA OKINAWA
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