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Battle of Trafalgar - Brentford war memorial

Inscription

Men of Brentford & Chiswick at the Battle of Trafalgar and the ships in which they served.
{Followed by a list of nineteen names, ages, ranks and ships - see Subjects commemorated:}

Powell and Stokes were from Chiswick and the remainder from Brentford.

Site: The Trafalgar Way - Brentford (2 memorials)

TW8, Kew Bridge Road, 56, The Express Tavern Public House

This plaque is a rare thing - a war memorial naming the enlisted men who died in a war prior to 1900. Admittedly it was erected quite recently, but still rare.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Battle of Trafalgar - Brentford war memorial

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Battle of Trafalgar

A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Sp...

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James Benfield

Landsman aged 42, on the 'Defence' at the Battle of Trafalgar.

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James Chapman

Ordinary seaman aged 20, on the 'Victory' at the Battle of Trafalgar.

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Robert Denham

Ordinary seaman aged 35, on the 'Bellerophon' at the Battle of Trafalgar.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Battle of Trafalgar - Brentford war memorial

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The Trafalgar Way - Brentford

The Trafalgar Way - Brentford

If the erection date of September 2009 is correct, it seems rather strange to...

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