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Local Heroes - Your streets were their streets Local Heroes - Your streets were their streets

The names of 197 local men who lost their lives in World War I are
inscribed on the bells of the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow. They are our local heroes

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Bells: E:

J MacDonald

Driver - Army Service Corps Regiment

G H Stride

Gunner - Royal Field Artillery Regiment

Thomas John Read

Gunner - Royal Field Artillery Regiment

A E Celtis

Private - Regiment Unknown

T Clark

Private - Regiment Unknown

G A Hall

Gunner - Regiment Unknown

T H Hall

Gunner - Regiment Unknown

E S Hodges

Ship's Steward Assistant - Royal Navy Regiment

Percival Henry Edmondson

Lieutenant - Royal Garrison Artillery Regiment

Maurice Collins

Private - Royal Fusiliers Regiment

Joseph V Chilton

Lance Corporal - Dorset Regiment

Other heroes

Bells