Eastcote War Memorial and Garden

• Hillingdon reference: HWM009 
• Imperial war museum number: 2188 
• War commemorated: WW2
• Ward: Eastcote
• Description: Stone cross on raised base with brass plaques. 2 plaques commemorate the dead of WW1 and WW2, the third records all Eastcote men who served in HM Forces, Volunteers and the wounded who passed through Eastcote VAD hospital. Inscriptions:

THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED AS A/ MEMORIAL/ TO THE MEN OF/ EASTCOTE/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY AND AS/ A RECORD OF THE/ LOYALTY AND DEVOTION/ OF THE MEN OF/ EASTCOTE WHO SERVED/ IN HM FORCES TO/ THE WOUNDED WHO/ PASSED THROUGH/ EASTCOTE HOSPITAL/ AND TO THE VOLUNTARY HELPERS IN THE HOSPITAL WORK, 1914-1919. THIS TABLET/ COMMEMORATES/ THE RESIDENTS/ WHO LOST THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/WAR OF 1939-1945.

Superceded 2173 in 1921. Moved from original site (junction of Field End and Bridle Roads) in 1929 following traffic accident. Book of Remembrance in St Lawrence's Church, Eastcote. 

• Level of protection: None
• Condition: Good
• Maintenance ownership: Hillingdon Council
• Architect/designer: Unknown
• Date first unveiled: 12 June 1921
• Information provided by: Hillingdon Council, Imperial War Museum 
• Date of photograph: To be confirmed
• Access: No appointment needed