Location:
Lee Baptist Chapel
Lee High Road [Corner of Eastdown Park]
Lee
UKNIWM Ref:12264
OS Map Ref: TQ380 750
Map: Memorials of Lewisham Map
Type: Tablet
Description: A bronze tablet, with inlaid lettering in white enamel giving the names of seventeen men belonging to the Baptist Church who gave their lives. In addition to the tablet in the church, a framed photograph was hung in the schoolroom and an oaken and wrought iron rostrum was also placed there all as part of the memorial.
Wars Commemorated: First World War
Ceremonies:
The unveiling ceremony took place at the evening service on February 20, 1921. The tablet was unveiled by Mrs. Kerry, mother of one of the fallen men and was dedicated by the Rev. F.G. French. Click here for details of the Dedication Service.
Press 25 February 1921
Other References: Gregory, R.R.C & Nunn, F.W. The Story of Lee, London, 1923, p.372.
Names: Click here for names on this memorial
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