Memorial

Victoria And Albert Museum- WW2

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Current Location

On wall near main entrance facing Cromwell Road (east side), Room 60., Victoria and Albert Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London, SW7 2RL, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 26993 79074

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 18139
Description: Welsh slate wall-mounted tablet with gilded incised inscription.
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE KILLED / IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (Names)

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: Initials and surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

History

Maker(s): Reynolds Stone CBE RDI, Letter cutter / Engraver
Costs: £150
Sponsor Type: corporate, private
Sponsored By: Purchase Grant Fund (Museum) and War Memorial Subscription fund (members of staff).
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Purchase Grant Fund of the Museum paid £113 6s, donations from staff £36 14s.

Ceremonies

Conservation

Custodian: The V&A Museum

Components

Tablet

Height: 4650mm

Width: 9750mm

Made from: Slate - Welsh

Condition: Good

Further Information

Bilbey, Diane and Trusted, Marjorie. "British Sculpture 1470 to 2000 - A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum". V&A Publications: 2002, p. 465.