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    Memorial

    St Augustines - WW1

    Source: Copyright The Revd Dr Geoff Dumbreck

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    Current Location

    St Augustine's Church, St Augustines Avenue, South Croydon, Croydon, Greater London, CR2 6BA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 32433 63236

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    10821
    Description
    Long rectangular brass plaque affixed to a wooden backboard. Above the plaque is a painted image of St George and St Augustine set against a crusader shield within a moulded frame.
    Inscription
    THEY DESIRE A BETTER COUNTRY// SO PRAY FOR THE SOULS/ OF THE MEN OF S. AUGUSTINE'S PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR 1914 - 1918// (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    81
    Died
    81
    Information shown
    Forenames and surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. -- Reference C203
    • Purley in the Great War - https://sites.google.com/site/purleyandthegreatwar/local-memorials - Accessed 28 October 2020