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Bernard Freyberg - pavement plaque

Erection date: 5/11/2016

Inscription

{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Freyberg, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 13th - 14th November 1916.

Site: Bernard Freyberg - pavement plaque (1 memorial)

TW9, The Quadrant, Richmond Station forecourt

In our photo the plaque can be seen in the paving between the fair-haired woman with the backpack, and the woman with remarkably white trainers.

Another plaque for Freyberg was unveiled on the same day.

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

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