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Euston, London

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English: A War Memorial outside Euston Station in memory of the Euston staff who fell during the First World War.

The War Memorial dates from 1921. By Reginald Wynn Owen. Obelisk of Portland stone.

It is Grade II listed.

It is inscribed "IN MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD".

A panel reads "In grateful memory of 3719 men of the London and North-Western Railway Company who for their country, justice and freedom served and died in the Great War 1914-1919. This monument was raised by their comrades and the company as a lasting memorial to their devotion"

The memorial was unveiled by Earl Haig in October 1921.

It also has later inscriptions for those who died in the Second World War.

It is surrounded by four bronze statues.

Euston - War Memorial - Heritage Gateway
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Camera location51° 31′ 37.93″ N, 0° 07′ 57.12″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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