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Latitude: 51.4646 / 51°27'52"N
Longitude: -0.2666 / 0°15'59"W
OS Eastings: 520507
OS Northings: 175378
OS Grid: TQ205753
Mapcode National: GBR 8V.HGN
Mapcode Global: VHGR3.BGD4
Plus Code: 9C3XFP7M+R9
Entry Name: Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
Listing Date: 29 June 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1445722
ID on this website: 101445722
Location: East Sheen, Richmond upon Thames, London, SW14
County: London
District: Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward/Division: East Sheen
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Richmond upon Thames
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Tagged with: Obelisk War memorial
War memorial, unveiled 1925, in the form of a tall granite obelisk.
Tall granite obelisk, the pillar section resting on a two-step plinth. The front and back faces of the plinth's upper step bear a relief carving of a laurel wreath, with the front face also bearing the inscription: THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR / EVERMORE. The right and left faces are inscribed: (right) IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / MORTLAKE / AND EAST SHEEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES; (left) WARS / 1914-18 / 1939-45. The right face of the plinth's lower step reads: THE ROLL OF HONOUR / LIES BENEATH THE SWORD. The memorial stands in a circular area of paving; below the inscription is an incised sword carving set directly into the paving.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 20 July 2017.
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised in Mortlake and East Sheen as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community. It was made by Albert Myers and unveiled in 1925, at the instigation of the Mortlake War Memorial Committee.
Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as an attractive and imposing obelisk war memorial.
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