Remember
A large crucifix is quite common in the forecourt of a church. This one, planted in a pile of stones, a cairn, reminds us of one in Highgate that specifically references WW1 which suggests that this taciturn memorial is also for WW1.
E2, Cambridge Heath Road, St John on Bethnal Green
This church was designed by Sir John Soane, 1826-8.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John on Bethnal Green war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Three of the non-British victims are given as "unknown" at "u" in the alphabetic list . This seems rather crass. It would have been mor...
This photo shows a section of the list of names. See our page for the memorial in its current location for the the complete list of names...
The Batterea 'manor' at this time was an area mainly laid out as strip fields, used for farming and grazing. It remained unbuilt-up until...
We can find no source for the quotation "May we ...", though it is also used on memorials in Dorset and Falkirk. There are two columns o...
Shame about the nose. On the platform at the unveiling ceremony Brock was made Knight Commander of the Bath.
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