Birkbeck says that the memorial was created "... to commemorate the lives of the thousands of Birkbeck students who were killed, injured or bereaved by the Second World War." We'd be surprised if that was the thinking in the 1950s; this degree of inclusivity is a more recent phenomenon. WW2 memorials were generally raised to those killed in the war, often just the armed forces, and often just the men.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Birkbeck students killed in WW2
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Birkbeck WW2 memorial
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England Football Team
The joint (along with Scotland) oldest national football team in the world. Its greatest success was winning the 1966 World Cup Championship - something it has been struggling to repeat ever since.
3 memorials
Fawcett Association
Trade union of postal sorting clerks. Founded by Wallace Cheesman and named after Henry Fawcett. The Women Sorters' Association and the Postal Bagmen's Association affiliated in 1908. In 1919 it...
1 memorial
The Royal Parks
Manages 8 major Royal Parks covering 5,000 acres: Bushy Park (with the Longford River), The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent's Park (and Primrose Hill), Richmo...
9 memorials
Boney M
Pop group. Originally, the group comprised four Jamaican born singers. They achieved world-wide chart success with songs such as 'Ma Baker', 'Rivers of Babylon' and 'Rasputin'.
1 memorial
1 memorial