Borough of Deptford Roll of Honour

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Reference WMO/197614

Address:

Old Deptford Town Hall

(now part of Goldsmiths University)

New Cross Road

Deptford

London

SE14 6AF

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: There are three distinguished WW1 names from Deptford - two VCs and a recipient of the top award for nursing. They are- Rev. Edward Noel Mellish, V.C., Assistant Curate of St Paul's Deptford.; Private John George Pattison, V.C., Canadian Infantry, twenty-eight years resident in Deptford and Sister Sophie Hilling, A.R.R.C., Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service Reserve; a native of and life-long resident in the Borough of Deptford, who was awarded the Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) for bravery, coolness, and devotion to duty whilst on Active Service; died in No. 72 General Hospital, Trouville, France on 12 October 1918.
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BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD ROLL OF HONOUR/ [Left Hand Side]- EDWARD NOEL MELLISH VC Ass Curate of the Parish Church of St Pauls/Deptford, who won the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery during heavy fighting/on the 27th, 28th and 29th March 1916/ PTE. JOHN GEORGE PATTISON VC Canadian Infantry, for 28 years a resident of/the Borough of Deptford who won the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery/in a single-handed attack upon an enemy machine gun position on the battlefield/in France on the 10th April 1917/ SISTER SOPHIE HILLING A.R.R.C. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service/Reserve, a native and lifelong resident in the Borough of Deptford who was/awarded the Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) for bravery, coolness and devotion to duty/while in active service, died in No 72 General Hospital, Trouville, France on the/12th October 1918/ RACHEL MCMILLAN/ MARGARET MCMILLAN C.B.E./ whose lives of self-sacrifice and devotion to/the cause of children brought international/honour to Deptford, by linking the name of the borough with their pioneer work/in the establishment of open air nursery schools; [Right Hand Side]-Freemen of Deptford/[names]; [Bottom]-THIS BOARD WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL ON 30 MAY 1916 BY MRS CHARLES NORFOLK THE WIDOW OF THE LATE ALEXANDER NORFOLK, THE/INSCRIPTION THEREON OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS WHO, BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD BY RESIDENCE,..../SIGNAL PUBLIC SERVICE OR WHO, BY THEIR BENEFACTIONS OR SERVICES, HAVE CONFERRED GREAT BENEFIT ON THE BOROUGH

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