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Benjamin Geary VC

Erection date: 21/4/2015

Inscription

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:}
Second Lieutenant, Benjamin Geary, East Surrey Regiment, 20th - 21st April 1915.

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SE24, Norwood Road, Brockwell Park

Under the beady eye of this impressive 2015 Escher-inspired mural by Phlegm.

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