Erection date: 8/10/1922
{On the risers of three steps at the front of the cross:}
Thanks be to God who gave us the victory.
In proud and grateful memory of the officers and the men of this parish and church who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
Their names are recorded within this church.
SE18, Shooters Hill, Christ Church
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Christ Church Shooters Hill - War Memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Christ Church Shooters Hill - War Memorial
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The tablets are numbered with roman numerals: I - XVI. Â Panels 1-10 carry 198 WW1 names in alphabetic sequence. Panel 11 is headed up 'Ad...
14 April 2012 this garden reopened after 6 months of restoration. Â The church's website gives some of the history of the church.
Seamus Heaney unveiled the plaque and performed at a poetry reading later in Stratford Town Hall as part of the celebrations for the 150t...
{On the low central panel:} In loving memory of all connected with the church who died in the war, MCMXIV to MCMXIX. {i.e. 1914 to 1919....
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