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War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

Image credit: Maarten Roes-Francken / Art UK

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Title

War Memorial

Date

1920

Medium

Portland stone & bronze

Accession number

EC4_MRF_S005

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Church of St Michael Cornhill

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Church of St Michael Cornhill

Custodian

Church of St Michael Cornhill

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II* (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

1st November 1920

Listing date

01/12/16

Access

at all times

Inscription description

affixed to the front, a bronze tablet with sunken relief lettering reads: DURING THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / THE NAMES WERE / RECORDED ON THIS / SITE OF 2130 MEN / WHO FROM OFFICES / IN THE PARISHES OF / THIS UNITED BENEFICE / VOLUNTEERED TO / SERVE THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE NAVY AND / ARMY + OF THESE / IT IS KNOWN THAT / AT LEAST 170 GAVE / THEIR LIVES FOR THE / FREEDOM OF / THE WORLD.

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Located at

Church of Saint Michael Cornhill, City of London

EC4A 2HR