Memorial

Shortlands - WW1; WW2 and since.

Cross

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Current Location

At the junction of Kingswood Road and Church Road., War Memorial, Kingswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley, Greater London, BR2 0HP, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 39211 68839

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 3850
Description: A tapered plinth surmounted by a shaft and Celtic cross. The dedication is written on the sides of the plinth and a metal plaque mounted onto the front face of the plinth.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: IN MEMORIAM/ LIFT UP/ YOUR/ HEARTS/ MCMXIX/ MCMXIX/ OUR DEAD THROUGH WHOM WE LIVE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN AND WOMEN OF SHORTLANDS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918 1939-1945/ THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED IN A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE/ KEPT IN THE PARISH CHURCH Plaque: ALSO REMEMBERED/ WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION/ THOSE WHO, SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN CONFLICTS/ AND PEACE-KEEPING MISSIONS/ THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OTHER FACES: (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 66
Died: 66
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of names: Surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)

History

Maker(s): William Douglas Caroe FSA, Architect
Maintenance History: Mid 2017 - Cross replaced.; 8th July 2016-Cross destroyed in a car accident. Pedestal with inscriptions remained in-situ.; 1996/7: CLEANED; POST WW2: BOMB DAMAGE REPAIRED SOON AFTER THE WAR; WW2: SLIGHTLY BOMB DAMAGED

Ceremonies

Unveiled

9th October 1921

Lord Harris G.C.S.I. -

Dedicated

9th October 1921

Revd HT Knight MA, Vicar of St Marys church

War MemorialsRegister

Shortlands - WW1; WW2 and since.

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Shortlands - WW1; WW2 and since.

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

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