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St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

Inscription

{On each side of the crucifix is a wooden plaque:}
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.
1914 - 1918, 1939 - 1945
 

Site: St Thomas a Becket church war memorial (1 memorial)

SW18, West Hill, St Thomas a Becket catholic church

Unusually we have taken our picture of the building from the church's own website - it is much better than ours.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

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World War 2

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