War memorial, City of London School for Boys, Victoria Embankment, City of London

Photograph taken 1919 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BL24666

This memorial by Banister Fletcher was put up after World War One to commemorate those old boys from the City of London School for Boys who died during the First World War. Its size gives an idea of the extent of the slaughter.

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Greater London City of London

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World War One (1914 - 1919)

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Thousands of soldiers were stationed in training camps near to the village of Fovant, Wiltshire during the 1914-1918 war. In memory of those who died on the battlefields, many regiments created replica cap badges on the adjacent chalk downs by turf cutting and infilling with chalk. Although many badges have not survived, several were recently restored and are now Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

War memorial, City of London School for Boys, Victoria Embankment, City of London

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