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Birkbeck students killed in WW2

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Birkbeck says that the memorial was created "... to commemorate the lives of the thousands of Birkbeck students who were killed, injured or bereaved by the Second World War." We'd be surprised if that was the thinking in the 1950s; this degree of inclusivity is a more recent phenomenon. WW2 memorials were generally raised to those killed in the war, often just the armed forces, and often just the men.

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Birkbeck students killed in WW2

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Birkbeck WW2 memorial

From Birkbeck: "The sculpture, which is thought to have been created in the 1...

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Bermondsey civil defence services

Bermondsey civil defence services

Members of the civil defence services who lost their lives in Bermondsey 1939 - 1945.

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1 memorial
Canadian Firefighters

Canadian Firefighters

The idea of the fire fighters volunteering to assist Britain was developed between the British government and the then Canadian Prime Minister, Mackenzie King. The Canadian fire fighters museum web...

Group, Armed Forces, Canada

1 memorial
Infants Hospital

Infants Hospital

From the always useful Lost Hospitals of London: "The St Francis Hospital for Infants was founded in a small house in Hampstead {6 Denning Road} in 1903 by Helen Levis, {first} wife of the industri...

Group, Children, Medicine

1 memorial
Haringey First World War Peace Forum

Haringey First World War Peace Forum

From HFWWPF: The Haringey First World War Peace Forum was a small working group in north London, researching the conscientious objectors who were associated with the districts of Hornsey, Tottenham...

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Peace

1 memorial
all connected with Croydon & its aerodrome who gave their lives in WW2

all connected with Croydon & its aerodrome who gave their lives in WW2

Croydon aerodrome was the world's first international airport.  It was closed to civil traffic at the start of WW2 to become an RAF fighter station.  It was in the front line for the Battle of Brit...

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1 memorial