{The inscription on the front of the plinth has become illegible, all but:}
... who gave their lives in the wars
1914 – 1918
1939 – 1945
The Rotherhithe people were prescient or just lucky. The way they had worded the text for their WW1 memorial meant that all they had to do in incorporate WW2 was to add the dates and an 's' to 'war'.
SE16, St Marychurch Street, St Mary the Virgin Church
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rotherhithe war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
The "Give thanks" phrase does not appear to be a quotation, as we first thoug...
{Inscribed on the large stone medallion:}This memorial to the men of Norfolk,...
{East face - Latin inscription with a bronze plaque below:}Translation of the...
The memorial was dedicated on Merchant Navy Day 2005 by the First Sea Lord, A...
