Memorial

Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford - WW2

Royal Victoria Dockyard, Deptford, WW2

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Current Location

On a wall, just beyond The Colonnade buildings, on the left hand side., The Colonnade, Grove Street, Deptford, Lewisham, Greater London, SE8 3AT, England

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TQ 36615 78649

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 12248
Description: A rectangular metal plaque within the site of the former Royal Victoria Dockyard (which is now on the Pepys Housing Estate, off Grove Street). The portrait-oriented plaque has a simple border, with an anchor in the two top corners; the inscription is in raised lettering.
Inscription: ROYAL VICTORIA YARD/ DEPTFORD /ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THE MEMORY OF OUR COLLEAGUES/ WHO DIED THROUGH ENEMY ACTION/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (names)/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. (N.B. Whilst all those named on this plaque had a connection Royal Victoria Yard, they were not all civilians and did not all die at the premises. Fifteen were civilian casualties who died at or near the Yard, the other five were members of the Armed Forces: F.W. Lloyd and L.F. Moors of the Royal Marine Police were present/on duty at the Royal Victoria Yard when they died in an air raid; F. Martin died in Burma, serving in the Army Catering Corps; R. Robbins died in Burma, serving in the Royal Artillery; R.A. Delamaine died serving in the Royal Navy on HMS Curacao).

Commemoration

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: Surname, initials, date of death, place of death
Order of names: Chronologically by date of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Surname, initials, date of death, place of death
Order of names: Chronologically by date of death

History

Maintenance History: (Adjacent to this war memorial on the wall is a separate plaque; beneath the crest of the Victualling Department Admiralty, its inscription reads: "This plaque commemorates the closing of the Royal Victoria Yard in 1961 after 219 years of service to the Royal Navy. This terrace and adjacent colonnade were part of the Victualling Yard, Deptford, built on a site of 35 acres purchased from the Evelyn Estate in 1742. The yard was re-named the Royal Victoria Yard in 1858 by gracious permission of Her Majesty Queen Victoria").

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Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford - WW2

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Memorial Details

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Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford - WW2

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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