Plaque

(lost) West Ham Pals

Erection date: 8/11/2009

Inscription

{Between the crests of the Essex Regiment and West Ham United:}
Dedicated in memory to the sacrifice made by the West Ham Pals of 13th (Service) battalion, the Essex Regiment ('The Hammers'), France & Flanders, Nov 1915 - Feb 1918.
"Up the Irons!"
 

Site: West Ham United Football Club (5 memorials)

E13, Green Street, Boleyn Ground

This stadium was demolished in 2016 and we can't find out what happened to the plaques so we have marked them all as lost.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
West Ham Pals

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

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Essex Regiment

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West Ham Pals

The 13th Battalion (West Ham) of the Essex Regiment, raised by the mayor of t...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
West Ham Pals

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Bobby Moore

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West Ham United Museum

West Ham United Museum

{Beneath the West Ham United crest:} The West Ham United Museum was opened by...

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