Memorial

Borough Of Colchester Roll Of Honour

General view of WW1and WW2 Roll of Honour Town Hall Foyer Colchester

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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Current Location

on the left wall of the entrance foyer, Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1SP, England

TL 99575 25220

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 45604
Description: Five panels of paper framed in brass and glazed , the names written in black in alphabetical order with a decorative initial letter at the commencement of each alphabetic section . The centre panel and two adjacent hinged panels form a triptych for the WW1 names , the two outer panels for WW2 are in a fixed position and have been added at a later date . At the centre top are the Arms of the Borough of Colchester in brass low relief , and below that the WW1 dedication in cast brass . On each side above the WW2 panels is a cast bronze circular wreath with the WW2 dates within the wreath. The WW2 dedication is written above each WW2 panel in gold .
Inscription: THE ROLL OF HONOUR OF THE/ MEN OF COLCHESTER WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (names)/ THE ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN/ OF COLCHESTER/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1261
Died: 1261
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: alphabetical by surname with frequent anomalies
Additional Information: The names of Cyril Gordon Cross and G W S St George are included but may have been omitted from the memorial in error,

Frame

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good