Plaque

Thimble shelters - south

Erection date: 1919

Inscription

{On the panel, facing the Palace:}
Erected by "The Silver Thimble Fund", 1919.

{On the panel, facing the pond:}
In memory of our soldiers who fought in the Great War, 1914 - 1918.

Site: Thimble shelters - south (1 memorial)

W2, Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens

The person crouching in our photo is an artist, painting Kensington Palace.  See Thimble shelters - north for more information.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thimble shelters - south

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...

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WW1 soldiers

"... our soldiers who fought in the Great War, 1914 - 1918."

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Thimble shelters - south

Created by i

Silver Thimble Fund

Miss {Elizabeth} H. E. Hope-Clarke of Wimbledon, inspired by her own damaged ...

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