Memorial

Ypres Salient Shooters Hill Milestone

Source: Copyright the late Andrew Smith/Pat Avery

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Current Location

In the churchyard behind the hedge., Christ Church, Shooters Hill, Shooters Hill, Greenwich, Greater London, SE18 3RS, England

TQ 43214 76589

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 11879
Description: An eighteenth-century milestone with additional plaque attached bearing inscription. Inscription in black raised lettering.
Inscription: Plaque: 130 MILES TO YPRES/ IN DEFENDING THE SALIENT/ OUR CASUALTIES/ WERE/ 90,000 KILLED/ 70,500 MISSING/ 410,000 WOUNDED Plaque: 8/ MILES/ TO/ LONDON/ BRIDGE Plaque: 7/ MILES/ TO/ DARTFORD

Other structure

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Grade: II

List Entry: 1211875

Milestone first listed: 08-Jun-1973

The Kentish Mercury 20th October 1922
Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/ypres-memorial-milestone-311430 - accessed 22 December 2021