Memorial

23rd Battalion, London Regiment - WW1

Memorial

Source: Bob Speel

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Current Location

ST MARY'S CHURCH, Battersea Church Road, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London, SW11 3NA, England

TQ 26813 76865

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 39505
Description: WALL MOUNTED, NOWY-HEADED, BRASS PLAQUE ON A BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD WITH FRAME. CROSSED, COLOURED KING'S COLOURS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE FLANKED BY REGIMENTAL BADGES. CARVED INSCRIPTION IN RAISED LETTERING BENEATH.
Inscription: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ 1125 OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS, N.C.O.'S & MEN/ OF THE/ 23RD BATTALION THE LONDON REGIMENT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 LOYALTYUNTIES US 1918

Backboard

Height: 360MM

Width: 600MM

Made from: Marble - Black

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Bob Speel's website - Monuments and Sculpture in London Churches, http://www.speel.me.uk/chlondon/chlondon.htm, accessed 21st November, 2024