Plaque | Civilian war dead | WW1

PC Alfred Smith plaque

Erection date: 2017

Inscription

PC Alfred Smith, 1880 - 1917, was killed at this site saving factory workers during a WW1 air raid, 13 June 1917.
London Borough of Islington - Islington People's Plaque

Site: PC Alfred Smith (1 memorial)

EC1, Central Street, 43-45

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