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St Mary's Church-Warrior Chapel

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Reference WMO/145215

Address:

St Mary's Church

St Mary's Road

Wimbledon

SW19 7BP

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Chapel/church
Materials:
  • Glass Glass
  • Metal Brass
  • Metal Bronze
  • Other Other
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Other
About the memorial: Chapel with wooden panelling on its north, south and west walls. The panelling carries bronze plaques bearing 172 names, each of which has raised lettering. There is also a bronze dedication plaque for WW1 with raised lettering and a Brass dedication plaque for WW2 with inscribed lettering, whose inscription is set out in the 'commemoration' section of this record. At least one of the names is an inter war death, dating from 1926, War Memorials Trust regards the chapel as a whole as a war memorial as per the WW1 and WW2 dedication plaques. Those commemorated include Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC DFC. The Book of Remembrance pictured is WMO/292421. There is also a framed vellum handwritten dedication.
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WW1 Plaque-THE WARRIOR CHAPEL/ A THANKOFFERING/ TO ALMIGHTY GOD/ AND A TRIBUTE TO/ THE MEN OF WIMBLEDON/ WHO DIED THAT/ ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE/ A.D. 1914-1918./ DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.; WW1 Vellum- They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old/Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn/At the going down of the sun and in the morning/We will remember them//THESE LINES HAVE BEEN WRITTEM ON VELLUM BY THE HAND/OF THE AUTHOR TO BE PRESENTED TO THIS CHAPEL/NOVEMBER 11TH 1927; WW2 Plaque- THIS CHAPEL IS ALSO/DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF MEMBERS OF THIS PARISH WHO/DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/AND TO ALL THOSE WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

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