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THESE WERE OUR SONS: Stories from Stockwell War Memorial

by Naomi Lourie Klein. Every name is listed, with biographies for all those identified. The introduction gives an overview and the story of how the memorial was erected.
£3 from every copy sale goes directly to the Friends of Stockwell War Memorial and Gardens
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Charles Parker - family man and engineer
The four Rance brothers
Triple tragedy: the Desaleux brothers
Samuel Levy's wife
Fran
k Mason, 16, the youngest
Cecil Philcox - Military Cross winner
Chris Dartnell - shell shocked
Cecil Philcox - killed in training
Harold J. Hill - a riddle solved
Harry Albert Nixon - syphilis treatment and conduct charges

LINKS
WWI and other resources

CONTACT
bathsheba99 'at' gmail.com

© Naomi Klein

Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9

Friends group for Stockwell War Memorial and Gardens
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The unveiling of Stockwell War Memorial in London SW9 on 3 May 1922 - after years of tireless fund-raising by the committee - was a dramatic and heart-rending occasion. Read about the long and difficult background to the construction of the monument by visiting the History section - and, of course, the individual stories of the men who died.
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Photo © South London Press


LONDON ASSEMBLY REPORT ON WAR MEMORIALS  
There is not enough protection for London's 6000 war memorials, says a London Assembly report released on 6 July 2009, which calls for more efforts to prevent their loss to neglect, theft or redevelopment. Stockwell War Memorial, built to last through the ages and donated by the Memorial Committee to the community "for ever", is suffering from weather, traffic pollution and a lack of care. The names are becoming illegible. Now is the time to preserve this unique tribute to the ordinary men of Stockwell and surrounding areas. Download PDF of the report

The site includes information about the men on Stockwell War Memorial at the junction of South Lambeth Road and Clapham Road, London SW9
Other memorials on this website:
Links to
Online petition to Lambeth Council to care for the names on Stockwell War Memorial
Add your signature here:
www.gopetition.com/petition/38985.html
Read more about the campaign here: www.stockwellnews.com


IS YOUR FAMILY MEMBER ON THE WAR MEMORIAL?
If you think a member of your family is named on the War Memorial, please contact me at bathsheba99 'at' gmail.com

Simon Heffer on Remembrance (Telegraph)