Restoration of the panels
It was established that one of the War Memorial Tablets was missing and the other severely damaged, in that only the top half remained. It would appear that the War Memorial Tablets were the only memorial1 to those officers who gave their lives in The Great War. So it was decided that these panels should be replicated and put on show, with The Metropolitan Police Service providing the finance to replace the lost and damaged items.
In the summer of 2003 Linbrook Services were commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Service to research and manage the replication of the panels. Traditional and specialist joinery and carving skills had to be complimented with cutting edge laser technology; used to replace the long lost skills of inlaid veneer lettering.
1 There is a permanent Roll of Honour in the form of a Memorial Book containing the names of 1,076 members of the MPS, both regulars and auxiliaries,who lost their lives in the two World Wars,either whilst serving in the Armed Forces or as a result of enemy action in this country.The book is on display in Westminster Abbey where it was unveiled and dedicated in 1950.