Plaque

Waltham Forest College military trainees

Waltham Forest College Waltham Forest College military trainees
Inscription

This plaque commemorates the thousands of service men and women who trained in this building during the second world war. The college was known by the Royal Navy as "HMS Shrapnel".

Site: Waltham Forest College (2 memorials)

E17, Forest Road, 707

The plaques are just visible in our photo, to the left of the third column from the right.

This was built as the South West Essex Technical College and School of Art in 1938 by John Stuart, Essex County Architect.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Waltham Forest College military trainees

Subjects commemorated i

World War 2

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HMS Shrapnel

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WW2 service men and women who trained in Walthamstow college

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Waltham Forest College alumni

Waltham Forest College alumni

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