Summary
First World War memorial with later additional Second World War inscriptions. Architect Mr Francis W Doyle Jones. Memorial in the form of a tall cenotaph, unveiled in 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Teddington war memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the World Wars 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.
Details
First World War memorial with later additional Second World War inscriptions. Architect Mr Francis W Doyle Jones. Unveiled 1921.
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