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J. Lyons war memorial - WW2

Erection date: 9/11/1947

Inscription

{On the screen wall at the back:}
{at the top:}
1939 – 1945. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them

{5 columns comprising a list of 228 names in surname alphabetical sequence. See Commemorated subjects.}

{At the bottom:}
And in memory of the men and women who fell defending the home front.

A portrait photo has been attached to the list of names close to Kingsley so we have put our photo on that page, but it might also be a photo of Knights.

The last line is an interesting one. It's reasonable to assume that it refers only to people who worked for J. Lyons but does it refer only to the ARP wardens and the fire officers, or does it also extend to the other civilians who died?

Site: J. Lyons war memorial - current location (2 memorials)

W6, Margravine Gardens, Hammersmith Cemetery

The J. Lyons WW1 memorial was originally erected and unveiled in 1922 at the Lyons Sports Ground, Sudbury Hill.  There in 1947 the WW2 memorial was added. When that land was sold the double memorial was moved in 1968 to the grounds of the J. Lyons tea factory in Greenford. In 2001 it was moved again, to here, the Hammersmith Cemetery where it was rededicated on 7 October 2002.

In this last move some changes were made (compare with the photo at Greenford). WW2 memorial: some parts were removed; a new base and lintel were added. WW1 memorial: the granite trough was added.

Source: J. Lyons, IWM.

In the absence of any indication to the contrary we've assumed all the names are male, though it seems unlikely that with such a high number of female staff J. Lyons did not lose any of them.

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