Memorial

Kenley Police Station WW2

Metropolitan Police Z Division WW2; Kenley Police Station

Source: Copyright Kenley Memorial Hall

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Current Location

Kenley Memorial Hall, 92 Godstone Road (A22), Kenley, Croydon, Greater London, CR8 5AB, England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 810
Description: Art-Deco-style rectangular black board attached to a black backboard; the inscription is in white-painted lettering. At top-centre of the main board is a small square board with a GVIR Metropolitan Police Badge attached. (N.B. Z Division was formed in 1921, following a reorganisation of the Metropolitan Police Divisions and their areas).
Inscription: METROPOLITAN/ POLICE/ IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ KENLEY/ POLICE STATION/ (3 Names)

Maintenance History: 13/2/2021: Photo kindly supplied to IWM by Kenley Memorial Hall, in which the memorial can clearly be seen to be in good condition./ Aug 2014: Information received that the memorial has now been saved and moved into Kenley Memorial Hall./ Date Unknown: Memorial feared unlikely to survive if a new police station is built./