Erection date: 10/9/2023
At 9 Brooke Road, lived Air Raid Warden Barnett Lewis GM (George Medal) Jewish war hero. September 23, 1940, at extreme personal risk, he saved many civilians during the Blitz.
Be strong and of good courage (Joshua 1:9)
Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation and AJEX
N16, Booke Road, 9
This building now occupies the site of Lewis's wartime family home.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Barnett Lewis
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Air Raid Warden Barnett Lewis was awarded the George Medal for bravery. On 23...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Barnett Lewis
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