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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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From the Local Heroes exhibition

This panel from the Local Heroes exhibition shows how, from June 1914, many countries in the world became involved in the First World War.

A year by year timeline of events throughout the war can be found here: Great War Timeline