Erection date: 7/7/1921
Inscription
{Between statues of a soldier and a sailor with arms reversed and heads bowed:}.
Deptford's tribute to her gallant sons who were faithful unto death 1914 - 1918, 1939 - 1945.
The memorial is now in the Borough of Lewisham. Deptford ceased to exist as a separate borough in 1965.
Wagstaff created the two figures of servicemen and collaborated with the builder Richards on the central octagonal shaft in Portland stone.
Site: Deptford war memorial (1 memorial)
SE14, Lewisham Way
The memorial in Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries lists the Deptford servicemen who were lost in the war.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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