Plaque

Wandsworth Army Units: 1914 -1945

Erection date: 1/2/2008

Inscription

Marking the service of units of the British army based in the Borough of Wandsworth and the former Borough of Battersea 1914 - 1945 including:

The Surrey Yeomanry
1/23rd, 2/23rd and 3/23rd (County of London) Bns. The London Regiment
13th and 14th (Wandsworth) Bns. East Surrey Regiment
10th (Battersea) Bn. Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
The Home Guard (County of London)
42nd and 48th Royal Tank Regiment

This tablet was inaugurated by Wandsworth Borough Council 1st February 2008.

Site: Wandsworth Town Hall (3 memorials)

SW18, Fairfield Street, front garden

This fountain is at the west end of the garden in front of the Town Hall, on Fairfield Street. It is surrounded by memorials as follows: to the south - Wandsworth Regulars; to the east - Wandsworth Army Units: since 1945; to the north – Wandsworth VCs and GCs; to the west - Wandsworth Army Units: 1914 -1945. The time capsule plaque is laid into the terrace between the fountain and the building.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wandsworth Army Units: 1914 -1945

Subjects commemorated i

Home Guard (County of London)

British civilian voluntary militia in WW2. It was formed of men who were inel...

Read More

1/23rd, 2/23rd and 3/23rd Battalions, The London Regiment

British army regiment. Formed from volunteer units in the Surrey suburbs and ...

Read More

10th (Battersea) Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

Founded by the mayor and borough of Battersea. They fought in France and Ital...

Read More

42nd and 48th Royal Tank Regiment

The 48th regiment was an armoured division of the British army. It was origin...

Read More

Surrey Yeomanry

Unit of the British army. First formed as volunteer cavalry and reformed in 1...

Read More

Show all 6

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Wandsworth Army Units: 1914 -1945

Created by i

Wandsworth Council

London borough. Formed from the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and ...

Read More

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Wandsworth Army Units: 1914 -1945

Also at this site i

Wandsworth Army Units: since 1945

Wandsworth Army Units: since 1945

Marking the service of units of the British army based in the Borough of Wand...

Read More

Wandsworth Regulars

Wandsworth Regulars

{By the badge of the East Surrey Regiment} In proud commemoration of the 13th...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

WC2, Denmark Street, 9

The plaque carries a QR code that provides smartphone users with audio and visual information on the area’s history, and pictures of the ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
PP - 4O - Blake

PP - 4O - Blake

EC1, Edward Street

This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
St Peters Eaton Square - WW1 memorial - names

St Peters Eaton Square - WW1 memorial - names

SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters

The Biblical quotation at the end of the inscription is from 1 John 3:16. This is a very unusual style for a WW1 memorial and we think i...

War dead | WW1
147 subjects commemorated
Belgian Volunteers - WW2

Belgian Volunteers - WW2

SW1, Eaton Square, 103, Belgian Embassy Commercial Section

The plaque is by the Belgrave Place entrance to the building.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Szabo plaque

Szabo plaque

SW9, Stockwell Terrace

This triangle of land is all that remains of Stockwell Common. From London Gardens online: "Now rather isolated amid heavy traffic, Stock...

War dead | WW2
3 subjects commemorated, 4 creators

Previously viewed

Carl G. Runge

Carl G. Runge

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Robert Fitzwalter Lord of Dunmow

Robert Fitzwalter Lord of Dunmow

Constable of Baynard's Castle.  Led the 25 barons who negotiated with King John to create the Magna Carta.  Our image shows his seal.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
F. Potts

F. Potts

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
E. F. S. Moore
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Coppice Row turnpike

Coppice Row turnpike

We can't see this turnpike on a map of 1790.  View from the Mirror has a good general post on London turnpikes.

Building, Commerce

1 memorial