Memorial

J Lyons and Co - WW1

J Lyons And Co - WW1 And WW2 Memorials

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Margravine Road entrance, Margravine (or Hammersmith) Cemetery, St Dunstan's Road, Hammersmith, Hammersmith And Fulham, Greater London, W6 8RD, England

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TQ 23789 78073

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 11822
Description: [WW1]: Four-sided, grey, stone column, with metal coat-of-arms at base. At the base of the column, a grey, rectangular stone, with indented channel and inscription, has been added. Names inscribed on all sides. [WW2]: Behind the WW1 column, there is a wall of five tall, grey, stone tablets sitting on a single base, topped by a long lintel. The tablets are inscribed with names. Above and below the tablets, on the base and lintel, are inscriptions. Both WW1 and WW2 memorials stand on paved areas with benches.
Inscription: [WW1 Column, side one, base]: ERECTED BY J. LYONS & COMPANY LTD/ IN MEMORY OF THE STAFF WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1918 [WW1 Column, sides 2-4]: (NAMES) [WW1 Column, added stone at base]: J. Lyons & Company Limited, These memorials were relocated from the J. Lyons factories at Greenford, Middlesex and rededicated/ by the Reverend Simon Downham on 7 October 2002. The history can be found in the local Hammersmith library [WW2 colonnade, across top]: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM [WW2 colonnade, base]: AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FELL DEFENDING THE HOME FRONT [WW2 Colonnade, panels 1-5]: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 227
Died: 227
Information shown: Surname, forename initial(s)
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 247
Died: 247
Information shown: Surname, forename initial(s)
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War - civilians

History

Maker(s): MR CHARLES OATLEY, Architect
MR ROBERT BRYSON, Architect
Lewis Berkeley, Chartered surveyor

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J Lyons and Co - WW1

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