Erection date: 13/11/1921
{On the large, original plaque:}
In grateful and affectionate memory of the men of Chiswick who fell in the Great War, 1914 - 1918.
{In lead lettering on the section of the granite plinth below the WW1 plaque:}
And in the world war 1939 - 1945.
W4, Chiswick High Road
Originally surrounded by metal railings which have since been replaced with the hedge.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chiswick war memorial - Turnham Green
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Chiswick war memorial - Turnham Green
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