Erection date: 22/3/2018
{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Private Herbert Columbine, Machine Gun Corps, 22nd March 1918.
SE20, High Street, Penge Recreation Ground
In our photo you may be able to see the many poppies on the railings behind the cross - all have been knitted.
Columbine's plaque is laid into the paving in front of the cross.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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