St John - St Mark's Kennington Great War Memorial - Clapham Road, London, UK
N 51° 28.895 W 000° 06.739
30U E 700503 N 5707335
The inscription is around this Great War memorial standing outside the front of St Mark's church within the former graveyard. The memorial takes the form of a stone cross and has inscriptions on its four sides.
Waymark Code: WMHGA7
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/08/2013
Views: 3
Above the main inscription and names is carved:
I am the / resurrection / and the
life / St John 11:25
The inscription of the front, north west side, reads:
To the Glory
of God
and in
Honoured
Memory of
the Men
from this
Parish and
Neighbourhood
who gave
their lives
in the
Great War
1914 - 1918
May we in
faith and
honour keep
that peace
for which
they paid
The other three sides contain the names of 313 men that
lost their lives.
The UKNIWM lists this memorial as number
12169.
The
Stockwell War Memorial website lists all the names on the memorial
The full verse, taken from the
King James Bible
Online is:
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and
the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Address:
St Mark's Kennington
Clapham Road
London
United Kingdom
Website: Not listed
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