38th Jewish Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Tower Hamlets
Town: Tower Hill
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 57216

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Current location

In a showcase in the Museum.
The Fusilier Museum London
Tower Of London
Tower Hill
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
EC3N 4AB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33670 80570
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

The Great Synagogue
Dukes Place
Aldgate
City Of London
Greater London
EC3
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 334 813
Denomination: Jewish

Description

Bronze plate mounted on an oak board. Formerly affixed to the colours of the Jewish Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, in the Great Synagogue, Aldgate, before it was destroyed during the Blitz. The plaque was recovered and later presented to the Royal Fusiliers by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen.

Inscription

THE COLOURS OF/ THE 38TH. (JEWISH BATTALION)/ THE ROYAL FUSILIERS/ WHO FOUGHT UNDER/ THE BRITISH FLAG FOR/ THE REDEMPTION OF/ THE HOLY LAND IN THE/ GREAT WAR 5674 - 9 1914 - 8/ (repeated in Hebrew below)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
Flag
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Fabric

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Jewish Communities and Records website, The Susser Archive, History of the Great Synagogue: www.jewishgen.org/JCR-UK/susser/roth/chtwenty.htm
The Fusilier Museum London website, Jewish battalions plaque: www.fusiliermuseumlondon.org/object-t-2010-8
Imperial War Museum, War Memorials archive blog: ukniwm.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/missing-memorials-found-in-the-tower-of-london/

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