626 men of the Southern Railway who died in WW2.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Southern Railway, 626 men who died in WW2
Commemorated ati
Victoria Station - war memorial - east
The names are grouped by department: General Office, Coaching Department, Goo...
Victoria Station - war memorial - west
"... and of whom those whose names ..." - we just don't write English like th...
Waterloo WW2 plaque
To the memory of the 626 men of the Southern Railway who gave their lives in ...
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Savarkar at India House
N6, Cromwell Avenue, 65
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