Monument | War dead | WW1

St John's Hyde Park WW1 Memorial

Inscription

1914 - 1919
To the glory of God and in grateful memory of the men who, by God’s grace victorious, fought for their freedom and died that the cause of freedom and right might triumph and more particularly of the men of this parish whose names are inscribed hereunder. {30 names in alphabetical sequence arranged in two columns. See Subjects Commemorated.}

"Death is swallowed up in victory" {a quote from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57.}

Site: St John's Hyde Park WW1 Memorial (1 memorial)

W2, Hyde Park Crescent, St John's Hyde Park

We took our photos on 25 November.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John's Hyde Park WW1 Memorial

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