South Eastern and Chatham Railway WWI and Southern Railway WWII

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Reference WMO/112218

Address:

Victoria Railway Station

Terminus Place

Victoria

London

SW1V 1JU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is located opposite Platforms 1-8. It is next to administrative buildings in the vicinity of Burger King. Square bronze plaque with stone frame, decorated with carved roses beneath each end of curved pediment, and small rectangular stone tablet underneath. The main inscription is on the stonework and the names on the plaque are headed by departments as follows: GENERAL OFFICES; GOODS DEPARTMENT; COACHING DEPARTMENT; ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT; OUTDOOR LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT; LOCO CARRIAGE AND WAGON DEPARTMENT; MARINE DEPARTMENT; OTHER DEPARTMENTS
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TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THE 556 MEN OF THE SOUTH EASTERN AND CHATHAM RAILWAY/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ (Names)/ 5222 MEN OF THE SOUTH EAST AND CHATHAM RAILWAY SERVED IN THE WAR INCLUDING THE 556 WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON. AND TO THE memory of THE 626 MEN/ OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ 1939-1945 WAR [556 names]

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