Memorial

Bromley - WW1 and WW2

Oblique View

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Current Location

Martins Hill Open Space, Glassmill Lane, Bromley, Bromley, Greater London, BR2 0XH, England

TQ 39981 69240

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 3844
Description: A four-stepped base surmounted by a plinth and obelisk. There are three female figures standing around the base of the obelisk. Bronze shield with dedicatory inscription placed on one side of the base of the obelisk. Three bronze figures representing liberty, victory and peace placed at the base of the other sides of the obelisk. The dedication and names are written on bronze plaques mounted on the sides of the plinth. There is an additional small rectangular plaque commemorating post-1945 casualties.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face first plaque: NAMES OF THE FALLEN/ (Names) 6 o'clock face second 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 6 o'clock face third plaque: THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THOSE OF OUR PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/ WAR OF 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945 12 o'clock face: IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF MANY BRAVE MEN/ WHO WENT FORTH/ FROM THIS TOWN/ AND SERVED THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ AND IN THAT SERVICE/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES 12 o'clock face plaque: (Names) 3 and 9 o'clock faces: (Names) Plaques between others: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 476
Died: 476
Information shown: Surname.
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname.
Additional Information: The 476 is a mix of civilians and armed forces killed during the Second World War.