8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 2017. War memorial.

8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial

WRENN ID: sleeping-facade-smoke
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Greenwich
Country: England
Date first listed: 16 January 2017
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial to the 8th London Howitzer Brigade is located on Plumstead Common. It consists of an altar-style memorial, said to convey the idea of sacrifice, with a stele rising from the back. The rear of the stone has a raised carving of a swastika, the brigade sign. The memorial is set upon a two-stepped base.

The memorial has a later incised inscription on the front face where a plaque was located. This reads: TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ OUR FALLEN COMRADES/ OF THE 8TH LONDON/ HOWITZER BRIGADE/ R.F.A. T.F./ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 TO 1918. The top step of the base is inscribed: THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES AND FRIENDS.

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