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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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Wandsworth Regulars

Wandsworth Regulars

The 13th (Service) battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. Raised in the Borough of Wandsworth in 1915, the battalion was known as the Wandsworth Regulars and served with distinction in France from ...

Group, Armed Forces, France

1 memorial
Hugh Grover Associates

Hugh Grover Associates

Independent Islington-based estate agents.

Group, Benefactor

1 memorial
Cazenove Architects Co-operative

Cazenove Architects Co-operative

From their website: "Established in its present form in 1998, Cazenove Architects is an award winning team of architects and designers based in East London.".

Group, Architecture

1 memorial
Lewisham Borough Council

Lewisham Borough Council

The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.

Group, Politics & Administration

27 memorials