"Not by bread alone doth man live"
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To commemorate the generous hospitality of the Oratory Fathers, whereby the first Belgian school was opened in London and children exiled by the great war were prepared for their future citizenship by a sound and Christian education.
1914 - 1919.
SW3, Cale Street, Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
First Belgian School WW1
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