Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Lowestoft
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85442

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Current location

Adjacient to station entrance canopy
Lowestoft Railway Station
Station Square
Lowestoft
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
NR32 2EG
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 54746 92893
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Circular blue metal plaque. Coat of Arms of Lowestoft is set at the top with the inscription in white lettering below
Inscription
/In December 1938,/Lowestoft Station was the arrival/point of a Kindertransport train./The train transported mainly/Jewish children as refugees,/escaping persecutuion/prior to the outbreak/of World War II./
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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