Camberwell Old Cemetery War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details Tall limestone pillar, topped by a flaming urn finial. The top of the front face of the pillar bears the words "OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD" surrounded by a carved laurel wreath with hanging ribbons; to the bottom left of the ribbon is the coat of arms of the Navy, with that of the Army to the right. Below this is a raised rectangular section, with a small wheeled cross to each corner. At the middle top are the arms of the RAF; below this is the inscription: THIS CENOTAPH WAS / ERECTED BY SUBSCRIBERS / TO THE WAR MEMORIAL / OF THE BOROVGH OF/ CAMBERWELL AS A / TRIBVTE TO ITS SONS / WHOSE BODIES ARE REST- / ING IN THE CEMETERY AND / THROUGHOVT THE WORLD / AT THE CALL OF/ KING AND COVNTRY / THEY LEFT EVERYTHING / THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM / ENDVRED HARDNESS / FACED DANGER AND / FINALLY PASSED OUT OF / SIGHT OF MEN BY THE / PATH OF DVTY AND / SELF SACRIFICE / THEY DIED THAT / WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM / AND AT THE LAST MVSTER / THEY SHALL STAND BE- / FORE THE THRONE AN / EXCEEDINGLY GREAT ARMY / 1914 - 1918 / THEY PASSED BVT THEY / COULD NOT PASS AWAY. Below this are the arms of the Borough of Camberwell. The left face of the pillar bears a carving of a flaming torch, and the back a tall wheeled cross. The pillar rests on a plinth, bearing the inscription: EVAN COOK, JP MAYOR 1918-19 / C WILLIAM TAGG TOWN CLERK; this rests on a three-step platform. This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 30 January 2018.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.