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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

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5,635 members of the staff of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co. who joined the forces of the Crown during the war of 1914 – 1918 gave their lives for victory in that great struggle to secure the liberty of the world.

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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

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Victoria Station - war memorial - west

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