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(By Public Subscription cost of Finchley Memorial £500).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finchley: Introduction {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol6/pp38-55|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> |
(By Public Subscription cost of Finchley Memorial £500).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finchley: Introduction {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol6/pp38-55|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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Finchley United Services Club the large Granite Cross at Finchley War Memorial is inside a maintained fenced enclosure, the gates have the words St Kildas on them named after the Scottish Island. The Bronze sculptured panel contains a carved relief with the figures of three servicemen a Soldier in full trench kit, with steel helmet, cape and fixed [[bayonet]] flanked by the busts of a Sailor and an Airman<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roll of Honour - Middlesex - Finchley|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Middlesex/Finchley.html|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.roll-of-honour.com}}</ref>. There is an inscription on the top which reads above the Soldier “Victory won by Sacrifice” and below the Soldier “At the Going down of the Sun and in the Morning we will Remember them.” There is a Flagpole behind the stone cross. OS Grid Ref: TQ 261 921. Either side of the memorial are two memorial plaques the Finchley [[Metropolitan]] [[ |
Finchley United Services Club the large Granite Cross at Finchley War Memorial is inside a maintained fenced enclosure, the gates have the words St Kildas on them named after the Scottish Island. The Bronze sculptured panel contains a carved relief with the figures of three servicemen a Soldier in full trench kit, with steel helmet, cape and fixed [[bayonet]] flanked by the busts of a Sailor and an Airman<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roll of Honour - Middlesex - Finchley|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Middlesex/Finchley.html|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.roll-of-honour.com}}</ref>. There is an inscription on the top which reads above the Soldier “Victory won by Sacrifice” and below the Soldier “At the Going down of the Sun and in the Morning we will Remember them.” There is a Flagpole behind the stone cross. OS Grid Ref: TQ 261 921. Either side of the memorial are two memorial plaques the Finchley [[Metropolitan borough|Metropolitan]] [[Tram]]way [[War memorial|War Memorial]] (18 names), (IWM Ref 64400) and the Hendon Garage War Memorial (52 names), (IWM Ref 64399) who were relocated after the buildings where they were hanging were demolished. Names are recorded in a book at the Memorial club.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finchley War Memorial - WikiMili, The Free Encyclopedia|url=https://wikimili.com/en/Finchley_War_Memorial|access-date=2021-01-11|website=WikiMili.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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The Memorial remembers those Servicemen and Women up to the present day who have lost their lives in conflict and also there loved ones, family and friends who they left behind. A Service of Remembrance occurs every year on [[Remembrance Sunday]] at the Memorial with a two minutes silence and the Last Post sounds followed by a march past.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The missing monument - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-missing-monument/1106278/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> Ballards Lane is closed so relatives and members of the community can pay their respects. Recorded IWM Ref: 10972. Barnet Press 4 February 1922 Finchley Branch of the British Legion has acquired 'St Kilda' in Ballards Lane as a club. Martin Coyle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clubs - London Region CAMRA|url=https://www.london.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=60132|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.london.camra.org.uk}}</ref> |
The Memorial remembers those Servicemen and Women up to the present day who have lost their lives in conflict and also there loved ones, family and friends who they left behind. A Service of Remembrance occurs every year on [[Remembrance Sunday]] at the Memorial with a two minutes silence and the Last Post sounds followed by a march past.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The missing monument - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-missing-monument/1106278/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> Ballards Lane is closed so relatives and members of the community can pay their respects. Recorded IWM Ref: 10972. Barnet Press 4 February 1922 Finchley Branch of the British Legion has acquired 'St Kilda' in Ballards Lane as a club. Martin Coyle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clubs - London Region CAMRA|url=https://www.london.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=60132|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.london.camra.org.uk}}</ref> |
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A separate and original memorial in the form of a [[bronze]] [[plaque]] is located at [[Finchley Memorial Hospital]]. It commemorates the local men who died during the First World War.<ref>http://www.barnetccg.nhs.uk/news/Great-War-Memorial-re-instated-in-Finchley.htm</ref> |
A separate and original memorial in the form of a [[bronze]] [[Commemorative plaque|plaque]] is located at [[Finchley Memorial Hospital]]. It commemorates the local men who died during the First World War.<ref>http://www.barnetccg.nhs.uk/news/Great-War-Memorial-re-instated-in-Finchley.htm</ref> |
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Finchley War Memorial[1] (IWM Ref:10972) is located in Ballards Lane, North Finchley, outside the United Services Club. Unveiled by Viscount Lascelles on the 13th November 1925 and was attended by Thousands of people. One thousand Men of Finchley, Husbands, Sons and Comrades made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War One in the hour of their Country's need. After the ceremony dignitaries addressed a tightly packed gathering in the St Kilda Hall. Finchley sent over five thousand men to the Colours[2]. They are gone but the people of Finchley have not forgotten. (By Public Subscription cost of Finchley Memorial £500).[3]
Finchley United Services Club the large Granite Cross at Finchley War Memorial is inside a maintained fenced enclosure, the gates have the words St Kildas on them named after the Scottish Island. The Bronze sculptured panel contains a carved relief with the figures of three servicemen a Soldier in full trench kit, with steel helmet, cape and fixed bayonet flanked by the busts of a Sailor and an Airman[4]. There is an inscription on the top which reads above the Soldier “Victory won by Sacrifice” and below the Soldier “At the Going down of the Sun and in the Morning we will Remember them.” There is a Flagpole behind the stone cross. OS Grid Ref: TQ 261 921. Either side of the memorial are two memorial plaques the Finchley Metropolitan Tramway War Memorial (18 names), (IWM Ref 64400) and the Hendon Garage War Memorial (52 names), (IWM Ref 64399) who were relocated after the buildings where they were hanging were demolished. Names are recorded in a book at the Memorial club.[5]
In grateful Memory of
Men of Finchley who
By service on Land Sea
And in the Air gave their
Lives for their Country.
1914 - 1919
1939 – 1945
No names are inscribed on the Main Memorial. Unveiled November 13, 1925 by Lord Lascelles.
The Memorial remembers those Servicemen and Women up to the present day who have lost their lives in conflict and also there loved ones, family and friends who they left behind. A Service of Remembrance occurs every year on Remembrance Sunday at the Memorial with a two minutes silence and the Last Post sounds followed by a march past.[6] Ballards Lane is closed so relatives and members of the community can pay their respects. Recorded IWM Ref: 10972. Barnet Press 4 February 1922 Finchley Branch of the British Legion has acquired 'St Kilda' in Ballards Lane as a club. Martin Coyle.[7]
A separate and original memorial in the form of a bronze plaque is located at Finchley Memorial Hospital. It commemorates the local men who died during the First World War.[8]
References
- ^ "Finchley Village War Memorial - War Memorials Online". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Men Of Finchley WW1 And WW2". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Finchley: Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Roll of Honour - Middlesex - Finchley". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Finchley War Memorial - WikiMili, The Free Encyclopedia". WikiMili.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "The missing monument - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Clubs - London Region CAMRA". www.london.camra.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ http://www.barnetccg.nhs.uk/news/Great-War-Memorial-re-instated-in-Finchley.htm
External links
Media related to Finchley War Memorial at Wikimedia Commons- Finchley Roll of Honour
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