In the Great War for us and for our liberty they died. Remember.
Blomfield was educated here.
Site: Highgate School WW1 (1 memorial)
N6, North Road, Highgate School
In the Great War for us and for our liberty they died. Remember.
Blomfield was educated here.
N6, North Road, Highgate School
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Highgate School WW1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Highgate School WW1
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New Zealand sculptor. An obituary cites the London New Zealand War Memorial as one of his major achievements.
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