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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Town
- Shadwell
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12603
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Current location
Junction of Cannon Street Rd and The Highway
St George in the East Church
Cannon Street Rd
Shadwell
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
E1 0BH
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 34728 80796
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- OBELISK IN CHURCHYARD/PUBLIC PARK. PAVED COURTYARD SURROUND. FOUR STEPS TO BASE. BASE BLOCK BEARS INSCRIPTION. SWORD AS RELIEF IN MAIN OBELISK PART.
- Inscription
- Front tablet: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN FROM/ ST GEORGE IN THE EAST/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GIVE THANKS TO GOD O ENGLAND FOR THY SONS Front at the foot below tablet: AND THOSE WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II /1939-1945 Side tablets: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Adams, C
Alcock, J
Ambler, C
Anness, G
Askew, H
Baggs, J W
Baldock, W
Bedley, G
Beinstock, M
Bird, R
See details for all 96 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 96
Served and returned: 0
Died: 96
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height 14'
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- St George in the East Church
- WMO ID: 111141
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 08-05-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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