Memorial
Holy Saviour Book Of Remembrance
Current Location
East end of side aisle, Holy Saviour Church, St Saviour's Road, Croydon, Croydon, Greater London, CR0 2XF, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 31960 67180
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 795
- Description
- Book of Remembrance made of red leather and boards. A loose piece of A4 in the back of the book gives the Holy Trinity inscription and the list of names.
- Inscription
- PARISH OF ST SAVIOURS BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE 1939-1945 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE / THOSE WHO HAVE LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN A HIGH CAUSE / HONOUR THEM AND COMMEND / THEIR SOULS TO THE TENDER / MERCY OF / ALMIGHTY GOD / IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES / (NAMES) / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE FORMER / PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY / SELHURST, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUN- / TRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 63
- Died
- 63
- Information shown
- Initials, surname
- Order of names
- Initials, surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 181
- Died
- 181
- Information shown
- surname, initials
- Order of names
- Initials, surname
Components
- Book
Height: 260mm
Width: 153mm
Depth: 250
Made from: Paper
Condition: Poor
- Listed in Croydon and the Second World War- Moore, Keatley and Sayers, 1920, "The Glorious Dead."
- At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Reference C12