Memorial

Borough of Greenwich

Wall

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Current Location

On the corner of Charlton Way and Maze Hill, Greenwich Park, Charlton Way, Greenwich, Greenwich, Greater London, SE3 7QF, England

TQ 39669 77049

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Type of Memorial: Wall
WMR Reference Number: 11861
Description: A large white stone wall with relief representation of columns. The arms of the Borough of Greenwich are in the centre of the wall with the dedication below. Instead of having names on the memorial, a copy of the Roll of Honour was placed inside the memorial. While the wall says there were over 1,600 names the modern facsimile reproduction of this Roll of Honour (see references) is said to contain over 1,800 names.
Inscription: Left Hand Section of Wall-1914 Central Section of Wall-[Borough Coat of Arms]/BOROUGH/OF/GREENWICH/ IN/ GLORIOUS & GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS BOROUGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ THE NUMBER EXCEEDS 1600/ AND THEIR NAMES ARE/ RECORDED IN A ROLL/ OF HONOR [sic] DEPOSITED/ IN THIS MEMORIAL Right Hand Section of Wall-1918 Across the full width of the base of the wall-/ ALSO IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THE COUNTRY DURING THE WAR 1939 - 1945

Dedicated

11th November 1922

Bishop Suffragan of Woolwich

Unveiled

11th November 1922

Mr HB Sewell

Wall

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good