Memorial

Men From Mill Hill

Men From Mill Hill War Memorial

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Current Location

Immediately opposite the Belmont Farm pond at the roadside., Men From Mill Hill War Memorial, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London, NW7 1QT, England

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TQ 22452 92825

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 53485
Description: Symmetrical battered pylon each face with an enriched raised panel crowned with a bronze wreath. Roadside panel carries an inset bronze sword and the whole is surmounted by a bronze urn. The pylon stands on a tall base on a shallow plinth which carries a roadside bronze panel inscribed with the names of the fallen 1914-1918 and the inscription. Reverse carries a bronze panel in remembrance of the fallen of World War II.
Inscription: FRONT: IN PROUD AND THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF MEN FROM MILL HILL WHO DIED THAT THE NATIONS MIGHT HENCEFORTH LIVE IN FREEDOM, RIGHTEOUSNESS ANDPEACE. THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY. (NAMES) (LINE SPACING NOT KNOWN) BACK: IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE FALLEN OF WORLD WAR 2 (ACTUAL WORDING NOT KNOWN)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 83
Died: 83
Information shown: initials, surname
Order of names: surname, initials
Additional Information: Name count from list in contemporary newspaper.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Mr Frank E. Whiting, M.S.A., "Hale Lwys", Woodcroft Avenue., Designer
Messrs Dove Bros., Builder
Maintenance History: LISTED AS A BUILDING OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST GRADE II BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT 28 APRIL 2004

Ceremonies

Unveiled

14th November 1920

Sir George MacDonogh, K.C.B., K.C.M.G - former Adjutant-General to the Forces (responsible returning the body of the Unknown Warrior to England).

Dedicated

14th November 1920

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Men From Mill Hill

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

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Men From Mill Hill

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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