Memorial

City of London Police WW2

Source: Jeremy Bartlett

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Current Location

The Guildhall, 71 Basinghall Street, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, EC2V 7HH, England

TQ 32531 81373

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 86964
Description: Nowy-headed bronze plaque, having the City of London Police crest top-centre, beneath which the inscription is in raised lettering.
Inscription: 1939 1945/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEMBERS OF THE/ CITY OF LONDON POLICE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ (33 NAMES)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Information shown: Forenames and surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname in the first group listed on the memorial (i.e military casualties), plus John Charles Reynolds in the third group.
Additional Information: John Reynolds was an ambulance driver in 1939; as the memorial listed him with Nurse Rolfe, it seems he worked at the Police Hospital before joining the Navy, in which he died 1/11/1944.

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 7
Died: 7
Information shown: Forenames and surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname in the second group listed on the memorial (i.e. those who died on Police duty), plus Nurse Rolfe in the third group listed
Additional Information: The memorial includes Nurse Evelyn Rolfe, who was working in the City of London Police Hospital Wing at Bishop's Gate when it was hit in an air raid on 8/9/1940; she died the next day.

Plaque

Height: 1050mm

Width: 500mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good