Name panel

Dame Vera Lynn - Ladysmith Avenue

Erection date: /3/2017

Inscription

Ladysmith Ave. E6
Singer, songwriter and actress Dame Vera Lynn (b. 1917), the "Forces' sweetheart" whose songs were enormously popular during World War II, lived in this street from 1921 to 1938.
London Borough of Newham

Lynn lived in this street from the age of 4 -21. The street name panel was installed to celebrate her 100th birthday. There is an identical nameplate across the road.

We can find no evidence of her acting or song-writing abilities.

Site: Dame Vera Lynn - Ladysmith Avenue (1 memorial)

E6, Ladysmith Avenue

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

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