Hendon War Memorial

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Reference WMO/139633

Address:

Watford Way (A41)

Hendon

London

NW4 3AQ

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Standing on a pavement within the central reservation in Watford Way.A stone cross, superimposed with a cross of sacrifice, upon a large square plinth, upon a two-tiered octagonal base. On the front and left faces, on bronze plaques, are listed the 224 names of those of the Central Ward of Hendon who died in WW1, and on the right face, a similar bronze plaque lists the 138 names of the West Ward of Hendon. All the names are listed alphabetically by surname, followed by first names and any further initials, without any ranks of units. At the foot of the front face is a stone tablet commemorating both service personnel and civilians who died during WW2, but without any names.
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1914-1918 ERECTED BY RESIDENTS OF THE CENTRAL AND WEST WARDS OF HENDON, IN MEMORY OF THEIR GLORIOUS DEAD. (Names) (WW2) THIS MEMORIAL IS ALSO DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE INHABITANTS OF HENDON BOTH MEMBERS OF THE SERVICES AND CIVILIANS WHOLOST THEIR LIVES IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR 1939-1945

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Grade II (England)

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