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Memorial details

Memorial type: Trophy / Relic
District: City Of Westminster
Town: Charing Cross
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 11582

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Current location

North wall
St Martin-in-the-Fields Church
Trafalgar Square
Charing Cross
City Of Westminster
Greater London
WC2N 4JL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 30098 80542
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Glass case containing two pieces of teak being parts of sleepers from the Burma/Siam "railway of death" with associated plaque on wall behind.

Inscription

FAR EAST / PRISONERS OF WAR / F.E.P.O.W.. / TO THE MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO DIED AS / PRISONERS OF WAR / OR AS / CIVILIAN INTERNEES / WHILST IN / JAPANESE HANDS / 1941 - 1945 /AND OF THOSE / WHO SUBSEQUENTLY / DIED AS A RESULT / OF THEIR SUFFERINGS / DURING CAPTIVITY.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
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: Metal
Case
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze, Glass
Relic
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Teak

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

"A Catalogue of FEPOW Memorials throughout the British Isles". FEPOW Clubs & Associations. c1994.

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