Monument

St Mark's WW2 cairn

Inscription

{Plaque on the cairn:}
This cairn is of stone from the parish church of St. Mark which was severely damaged by bombing on the night of 2nd October 1940. 

Site: Surbiton war memorials (5 memorials)

KT6, Ewell Road

The Belcher plaque is on the stone in the foreground of our photo, and the St Mark's cairn and WW2 memorials behind it.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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St Mark's WW2 cairn

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Surbiton war memorial - WW2 names

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