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
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Chiswick war memorial - Turnham Green
From Historic England: Engineer and architect to the Chiswick Urban District ...
This WW1 memorial was destroyed by a WW2 bomb. There surely must be photos of it in situ but we've not found any. A stone seat was erect...
Designed by William Butterfield in 1865, this church is considered one of his best works.
The names are listed alphabetically but only by first letter of surname, possibly to make the late additions, of which there are 9, less ...
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