Plaque | War served | WW1

Charles Train VC

Erection date: 8/12/2017

Inscription

{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Corporal Charles Train, London Regiment, 8th December 1917.

Site: Islington war memorial, 5 VCs and Ogilvy-Webb (8 memorials)

N1, Islington Green

In July 2018 the 5 VC plaques are laid into the esplanade in front of the war memorial, reading left to right: Parslow, Booth, Train, Sayer, Roberts. These are laid in a row, inter-spaced with blank stones.

The information plaque is laid into the grass, to the right of the war memorial. On our visit this was fenced off (not sure why) so we could not reach the plaque to clear the leaves and read it completely. We'll have to go back.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Train VC

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World War 1

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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Department for Communities and Local Government

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Frank Roberts VC

Frank Roberts VC

{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Lieutenant Colonel Frank Roberts,...

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Frederick Booth VC

Frederick Booth VC

{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Captain Frederick Booth, British ...

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Frederick Parslow VC

Frederick Parslow VC

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Islington war memorial - Islington Green

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