Stone

Giles Vernon Hart - W6

Erection date: 5/7/2008

Inscription

{Beneath the Solidarity emblem:}
In memory of Giles Vernon Hart a lifelong campaigner for freedom and human rights honoured by NSZZ "Solidarnosc" as one who supported Poland in her hour of need. Born 20 November 1949; killed in the Tavistock Square bombing London 7 July 2005.
"Be the change you want to see in this world" - Mahatma Gandhi.

{Below, in Polish:}
Pamieci Gilesa Vernona Harta ktory cale zycie walczyl o wolnosc i prawa czlowicka urodzony 20 listopada 1949; zignal w wybuchu bombowym na placu Tavistock w Londynie 7 lipca 2005 uhonorowany przez NSZZ "Solidarnosc" jako ten, ktory wspieral Polske w jej godzinie potrzeby.
"Lesli chcesz hy swiat sie zmienil badz zaczynem tej przemiany" - Mahatma Gandhi.

Site: Giles Vernon Hart - W6 (1 memorial)

W6, Ravenscourt Park

From Polish Solidarity we learn that the granite was shipped from Strzegom in Silesia. POSK, the Polish Cultural Centre, is at nearby 238-246 King Street and the author writes: "I remember him at many social gatherings, including his own 50th birthday party, held at POSK. He was also the leading spirit behind the PSC picnics held annually, first in Battersea Park and later in Ravenscourt Park, to commemorate the founding of Solidarnosc."

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

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