Plaque

Barnett Lewis

Erection date: 10/9/2023

Inscription

At 9 Brooke Road, lived Air Raid Warden Barnett Lewis GM (George Medal) Jewish war hero. September 23, 1940, at extreme personal risk, he saved many civilians during the Blitz.
Be strong and of good courage (Joshua 1:9)
Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation and AJEX

Site: Barnett Lewis (1 memorial)

N16, Booke Road, 9

This building now occupies the site of Lewis's wartime family home.

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The Blitz

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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

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Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

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