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Birkbeck students killed in WW2

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 says that the memorial was created "... to commemorate the lives of the thousands of Birkbeck students who were killed, injured or bereaved by the Second World War." We'd be surprised if that was the thinking in the 1950s; this degree of inclusivity is a more recent phenomenon. WW2 memorials were generally raised to those killed in the war, often just the armed forces, and often just the men.

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Birkbeck students killed in WW2

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Birkbeck WW2 memorial

From Birkbeck: "The sculpture, which is thought to have been created in the 1...

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Memorable Order of Tin Hats / MOTH

Memorable Order of Tin Hats / MOTH

Founded by Charles Evenden as a brotherhood of South African front-line ex-soldiers. The club-houses are known as shell-holes.

Group, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, South Africa

1 memorial
Worshipful Company of Skinners

Worshipful Company of Skinners

Originally an association of fur traders, it is now an educational and charitable institution. It is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.

Group, Commerce, Education, Liveries & Guilds

1 memorial
Oddfellows

Oddfellows

Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows, Odd Fellowship, Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London.  Similar in concept to Freemasonry.

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials