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Woolwich Army Ordnance Department war memorial

Inscription

{Beneath the Board of Ordnance badge with the motto 'Sua Tela Tonanti' (To the warrior his arms), and between two soldiers with bowed heads and reversed arms:}
To the glorious dead, and in grateful memory of the men of the Army Ordnance Department Woolwich who laid down their lives for king and country in the great European war, 1914 - 1919.
{Followed by 65 names. See commemorated subjects.}

Site: Woolwich Army Ordnance Department war memorial (1 memorial)

SE18, Carriage Street, 37

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

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Woolwich Army Ordnance Department war memorial

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

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Board of Ordnance / Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Responsible for the supply of armaments and munitions to the army and the nav...

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