Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- Charing Cross
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Gawthorp and Sons (Manufacturer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: November 1949
Attended by: General Sir Richard L McCreery GCB KBE DSO MC - Dedicated
Date: November 1949
Attended by: Rev. C F Perowne - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66100
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Current location
ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHURCH
St Martins Place
Charing Cross
City Of Westminster
Greater London
WC2N 4JJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 290 790
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A book of remembrance bearing the names of three hundred and eighty-one sharpshooters who were killed in the Second World War.
- Inscription
- (Unknown)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 381
Served and returned: 0
Died: 381
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Book
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Book
- 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
- 'Sharpshooter's Memorial', The Services and Territorial Magazine 169 (December 1949)
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