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    Memorial

    St John The Evangelist Church - chapel

    Screen

    Source: Copyright Piers Hubbard

    1/4

    Current Location

    St John the Evangelist Church, Shirley Church Road, Shirley, Croydon, Greater London, CR0 5EE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 35870 65380

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • W Ashcroft

    • A W Ballard

    • C A Blundell

    • E Butcher

    • A G Collins

    • W Cropley

    • W Edwards

    • E Gay

    • R Nye

    • J Mason

    • H Mould

    • J Perry

    • J Strang

    • C White

    • Eric Aldous

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    Type of Memorial
    Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
    WMR Reference Number
    817
    Description
    A chapel separated from the chancel by a screen and containing a stained glass window and a framed poem of remembrance. Names are listed on the screen.
    Inscription
    Screen: ROLL OF HONOUR // 1914-1918 / (Names) // 1939-1945 / (Names) //
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    14
    Died
    14
    Information shown
    initials, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    21
    Died
    21
    Information shown
    forename, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • MR HUGH EASTON, Artist

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Foundation Stone

    28th May 1955

    Bishop Suffragan of Croydon

    Dedicated

    4th July 1956

    Archbishop of Canterbury

    Components

    Window

    Height: 3000MM

    Width: 1780MM


    Made from: Glass


    Condition: Good


    Screen

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    Frame

    Made from: Paper


    Condition: Good


    • Croydon and the Great War, 'The Glorious Dead', Moore, Keatley and Sayer
    • Croydon and the Second World War, 'The Croydon Roll of Honour', Sayers and Berwick, pp. 353-552.
    • At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Chapel reference C72; Window reference C73; Screen reference C74; Poem reference C76
    • Window War Memorials On Line: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/262528/ - Accessed January 2021 ### Screen War Memorials On Line: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/172240/ - Accessed January 2021 ### Poem War Memorials On Line: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/262525/ - Accessed January 2021