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Southern Railway, 626 men who died in WW2

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626 men of the Southern Railway who died in WW2.

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Southern Railway, 626 men who died in WW2

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Victoria Station - war memorial - east

The names are grouped by department: General Office, Coaching Department, Goo...

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Victoria Station - war memorial - west

"... and of whom those whose names ..." - we just don't write English like th...

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Waterloo WW2 plaque

To the memory of the 626 men of the Southern Railway who gave their lives in ...

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