Associated Equipment Company Limited (AEC)

TO THE MEMORY OF/THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED/WHO TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN HONOURABLE SERVICE/TO THEIR KING & COUNTRY/SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES DURING/THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/[21 names]; To the memory of / those members of / A.E.C. Ltd. / who to the glory of God / and in honourable service / to their King & country / sacrificed their lives during / the World War 1939 - 1945/[26 names]; The interpretation board- The Memorial Plaque sited on the left side of this/notice was almost certainly located in the/AEC vehicle factory at Walthamstow, London E17,/where the named employees who died in the Great/War (retrospectively named World War 1) would have/worked.// In 1925, however, AEC purchased a 59 acre site from/the Earl of Jersey at Southall, Middlesex for £25,000./ That site bounded by Windmill Lane, the Great/Western Railway main line to Bristol and a branch line from Southall to Brentford, was used to accommodate/a new vehicle factory, replacing the Walthamstow/plant. The Memorial Plaque then travelled across/ London, to the new premises, as did many of the/Company's workers.// The matching second plaque, on the right, was then/produced to remember AEC's employees who were/killed during World War 2.// The Southall factory was closed in 1979 and/subsequently demolished. Someone had the foresight/to remove the Memorial Plaques, which were then/placed in a nearby social club, until offered to and/accepted by the Museum in 2013.

WW1- Bradshaw A W Machine Hand Driver RFA/ Challis T H Labourer A.B. Naval Reserve/ Chinnick C F Clerk Grenadier Guards/ Croxon T C Turner Sapper RE/ Dowling H T Moulder Rifleman 12th London/ Fitzgerald J Fitter L Corpl AOC/ Godwin G Clerk Pte 6th City of London/ Hepburn W Labourer Pte Middx. Regt/ Humm F A Fitter's Mate Sapper RE/ Jolly L A Clerk Gunner RFA/ Lant F Labourer Pte Middx. Regt./ Lawrence R G Improver Pte R.W. Fusiliers/ Lewis A C Improver Pte 5th Middx./ Morgan G A Gear Cutter Rifleman K.R.R./ Newman R Improver Pte Royal Fusiliers/ Porter E Improver Pte Rifle Brigade/ Quayle C P Draughtsman L Corpl. 11th City of London/ Smith A E Clerk Pte RAMC/ Smith E G Clerk Corpl. Rifle Brigade/ Somerville E C Clerk Driver RFA/ Welch W J Improver Pte 7th Middx. Regt; WW2- Baker C L Canteen Asst Gunner RAC/ Bartolott R Trade Apprentice Sergt RAF/ Block J C Electricrs Mate Sergt REME/ Boseley W F Trade Apprentice AC2 RAF/ Boyer A G Fitter Engineer M.N./ Camm J Fitter's Mate Sapper RE/ Cobden W Trade Apprentice Sergt RAF/ Connor F Trade Apprentice Stoker R N/ Coulter J H Foreman Civilian/ Dodson A F Clerk Sapper RE/ Dunville T E Fitter Lieut REME/ Hardie N G Salesman Capt 6th Airbourne Div./ Harris R H Clerk Sergt RAF / Hill E Trade Apprentice Sergt RAF/ Hill H Trade Apprentice Sergt RAF/ Hirst C G Clerk L.A.C. RAF/ Howes D F Clerk Pte 6th Airbourne Div./ Mallett R S Fitter F.O. RAF DFC/ Mills D Trade Apprentice Sergt RAF/ Norgate K Store's Checker Sergt RAF/ Payne G Clerk Sergt RAF/ Russell J S Clerk Able Seaman R.N./ Stevens W H Print Room Assist LAC RAF/ Thompson J Clerk Pilot Officer RAF/ Tovey T G Labourer Sergt RA/ Williams J L Trade Apprentice Sergt RAFVR