War memorial, Paddington Station, Praed Street, Westminster, London

Photograph taken early 20th century © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: OP00738

A plaque giving information about the Paddington Station War Memorial to the 2,524 employees of the Great Western Railway who died during the First World War. The memorial itself was unveiled on Armistice Day in 1922 by Viscount Churchill.

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Greater London Westminster

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1920s (1920 - 1929)

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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, Paddington Station, Praed Street, Westminster, London

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