Erection date: 2000
Pte Sidney Godley, 1889 - 1957, awarded the first V. C. of the great war 23 August 1914, lived here.
Loughton Town Council 2000
IG10, Torrington Drive, 164
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sidney Godley - Loughton
Soldier. Born Sidney Frank Godley in East Grinstead, West Sussex. Fought with...
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Sidney Godley - Loughton
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