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Shortlands War Memorial
Shortlands War Memorial
The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 9th October 1921 by Lord Harris. G.C.S.I. and the dedication was by the vicar of St. Mary`s Church the Rev. H.T. Knight, M.A. The Cross, which is 5 metres high, is based on the Celtic form, and made from Leckhampton stone. It was designed by Mr. W. Douglas Caroe, architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The face of the cross was intended to face Church Road as this is where the inscriptions are found. About half way down the up right are the words; LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS. The base contains the names of 64 local men who died in the First World War. It is located in Kingswood Road, Shortlands, BR2 0NJ.
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Born 1894
Died 1916
Royal Navy J14064
Royal Navy J14064 Able Seaman HMS Fortune
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Born 1886
Died 1918
British Army S/13191 Private Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion
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Born 1883
Died 1916
British Army Captain Royal Engineers 130th Field Company
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Born 1895
Died 1918
British Army 387 Private Royal Army Medical Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 20th Squadron
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Born 1889
Died 1918
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21490
British Army 9875 Private London Regiment
British Army 9875 Private Rifle Brigade
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Born 1884
Died 1918
British Army Lieutenant Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion
British Army Captain Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion
British Army 2081 Private Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion
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Born 1886
Died 1918
British Army 2377 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion
British Army 5568 Second Lieutenant London Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps
British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
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Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army TF/2396 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment
British Army 203245 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment
British Army 203245 Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd/4th Battalion
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Born 1898
Died 1917
British Army 240734 Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion
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Born 1895
Died 1915
British Army 2199 Private London Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment
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Born 1886
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment
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Born 1881
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers
British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st/4th (London) Field Company
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Born 1887
Died 1916
British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attd.13th Battalion. Rifle Brigade
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Born 1887
Died 1915
British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment
British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion
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Born 1876
Died 1915
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion.
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Born 1885
Died 1916
British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 6th Bn. attd. 8th Bn
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Born 1897
Died 1918
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 20th Battery, 9th Brigade
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Born 1883
Died 1917
British Army Corporal Coldstream Guards attached Machine Gun Corps
British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards attached Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion
British Army Captain Coldstream Guards attached 3rd Company Machine Gun Corps
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Born 1897
Died 1916
British Army 1793 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion
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Born 1896
Died 1915
British Army 2591 Private London Regiment 1/28th (county of london) battalion, london regiment (artist Battalion
British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 9th Battalion
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