The text actually reads "Men, women and children of the borough who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War II 1939-1945 and thereafter on active service". We find this form of words baffling. Possibly "on active service" applies only to the period since WW2, on the basis that no one from Bethnal Green has died in war other than on active service since then, but then why is it necessary to exclude this zero group? If "on active service" also applies to WW1 and WW2 then the dedication excludes all those killed at home, such as in the Blitz. Fair enough, but in that case why mention children? Are we missing something? We wouldn't normally criticise writing in these terms but when something is going to be inscribed on a plaque we do feel that it should be thought through.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
People of Bethnal Green who died in WW1, WW2 and subsequent wars
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Bethnal Green Library war memorial
On our first visit there was no plaque, but the 'ghost' marks on the plinth s...
Other Subjects
Island Records
Record company. Founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica. In 1989 it was sold to PolyGram, which was itself taken over by Universal Music Group. In the early days it ...
Barnet men who died in WW1
Barnet men who laid down their lives in the Great War for their king and country.
R. Fus. (C. of L. Regt) 3rd Batn. - London Regt T.F. 2/3rd Bn. 3/3rd Bn. & 1 Res. Bn.
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) 3rd Batn. - London Regt T.F. 2/3rd Bn. 3/3rd Bn. & 1 Res. Bn.
Anglo-Norse Society
From the Picture source website: "The Anglo-Norse Society in London is a registered charity for the purpose of promoting understanding between Britain and Norway through learning about each other’s...
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Tyburn tree - pavement plaque
W2, Edgeware Road
2 October 2014: The plaque was restored but we have kept our picture so you can see what it used to look like.
Tottenham and West Green - WW1 memorial
N15, West Green Road/Philip Lane
We first photographed this memorial some time ago when it was in a very bad condition. It has since been completely renovated, but there ...
443 subjects commemorated
Second Lieutenant Frederick Johnson, VC
Soldier. Born Frederick Henry Johnson in Streatham. In an attack on Hill 70 in the Battle of Loos on 25th September, 1915, he was with a section of his company of the Royal Engineers. Although woun...
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EC4, Holborn Viaduct, St Andrews Holborn, in garden
The Gamages/Benetfink plaque was brought to our attention by this post at A London Inheritance. In our photo you can see a path leading ...
Henry Lewis Raphael & sons Walter & Herbert
Henry Lewis Raphael had 12 children with his wife Henriette. Walter, the 6th died 12 October 1938 in Bournemouth. Herbert, the 9th, born 23 December 1859, became an MP and died 25 September 1924, F...
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