War Memorial, Purfleet:: OS grid TQ5578 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TQ5578 : War Memorial, Purfleet

near to Purfleet, Thurrock, Great Britain

War Memorial, Purfleet

Beside the London Road. In front of a small church.

War Memorials

War memorials were mainly constructed after WWI to commemorate the troops who gave their lives in the war. Many where then updated after WWII. Some war memorials date back to the Boer War. Almost every town and village in Britain has a War Memorial. They take many forms the commonest being an obelisk, a cross or statue of a soldier. Some commemorate the inhabitants of a place, some are for schools and others are for companies or Military groupings.
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2012

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Grid Square: TQ5578, 44 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Anstiss (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 7 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 7 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Religious sites Burial ground, Crematorium
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 5506 7835 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.9712N 0:13.9029E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 5506 7834
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)