{On the plaque fixed to the front of the stone:}
To the glorious memory of those members of the staff of the National Physical Laboratory who gave their lives for their country.
{followed by two lists each of 5 names in alphabetical order, under the headings:}
1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945
The National Archive BIS War Memorials has research about all the names on this war memorial.
TW11, Hampton Road
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National Physical Laboratory stone war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
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Born Scotland but brought up in Kent. His WW2 job involved defusing mines wa...
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National Physical Laboratory stone war memorial
The NPL's history page concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde...
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National Physical Laboratory stone war memorial
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2021: The granite stones remain but all these plaques are gone.
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