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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Waltham Forest
- Town
- Leyton
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40021
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Current location
GEORGE MITCHELL SCHOOL
Farmer Rd
Leyton
Waltham Forest
Greater London
E10 5DN
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 370 860
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- WALL-MOUNTED STONE TABLET. INCISED LETTERING. NAMES IN FOUR COLUMNS.
- Inscription
- TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY/ OF THE BOYS OF FARMER ROAD SCHOOL/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1918/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, W R
Breeden, N H
Brotton, A
Camplino, A
Casey, E
Casey, F
Chilas, W
Chivers, W
Corale, A
Cornway, L J
See details for all 33 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 52
Served and returned: 0
Died: 52
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,decorations
Order of information: surname - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 1
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height C 3 FT, width C 5 FT
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Local Publication/Booklet 'Forest News': Newsletter of the Forest Group for Local History No.21 (Spring 2004) p.12
- Evening Standard 1 August 2014 p.19 Farmer Road School was renamed George Mitchell School in 1957 to commemmorate a former pupil, Pte G A Mitchell who was awarded a posthumous VC in WW2.
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