The Yorkshire Regiment, War Memorials Elsewhere

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Penge (S E London)

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The War Memorial for Penge
(Photo : Andrew Tatham)

Penge War Memorial is on the south side of the High Street, at the entrance to a small park.

The Memorial for the First World War is dedicated as follows;-
ERECTED / BY THE / RESIDENTS OF PENGE / TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE /
WHO MADE / THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918.

Dedications to those who lost their lives in the Second World War and subsequent conflicts are attached both above and below the initial dedication.

412 names for the First World War are commemorated on 3 panels. Two of the names are for soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment. The name of one soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment who was born in Penge, Corporal Arthur George Blogg, does not appear in the commemoration.

We are extremely grateful to Andrew Tatham who has taken photographs of the Penge War Memorial as part of his research into a group of men in a First World War photo - www.groupphoto.co.uk/, and who has generously allowed us to use the photos on this page.

Private Stanley Guy Mitchley, 10325. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Susannah Mitchley, of 20, Franklin Rd., Penge, London, and the late Guy Walter Mitchley. Killed 30 October 1914. Aged 23.
Born Penge (Surrey), Enlisted New Cross, Resided Penge.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.

Private William Francis Osborne. 12648. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Father of W. D. Osborne, of 34, Hawthorne Grove, Penge, London. Killed 6 November 1915.
Born Leyton (Essex), Enlisted Camberwell, Resided London.
Buried BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.

The Names E - R on the Penge War Memorial
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(Photo : Andrew Tatham)

The War Memorial for Penge
(Photo : Andrew Tatham)

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