Mitcham churchyard: war memorial
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Mitcham churchyard: war memorial
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 13 Jan 2010
The World War 1 memorial (reference 12316 in the UK National Inventory www.ukniwm.org.uk ) in the parish churchyard. It is of an apparently identical design to the one in nearby Wimbledon Cemetery Image The inscription (taken from the UKNIWM entry) reads: "THIS CROSS OF SACRIFICE IS ONE IN DESIGN AND INTENTION WITH THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN SET UP IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM AND OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHERE OUR DEAD OF THE GREAT WAR ARE LAID TO REST./ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. "
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Image Location
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51.403095
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-0.174027