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Sign: London - Commemorative sign for the residents of Chelsea who fell in World War II


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Dovehouse Green, 250 King’s Rd, London SW3 6NT, UK
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On the sign:
IN REMEMBRANCE OF 457 CIVILIANS KILLED IN CHELSEA BY ENEMY ACTION 1939-1945

[Illustration of a dove with an olive branch in its mouth]
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The sign is on Dovehouse Green, a place that used to be a cemetery, and is now used as a park Click for sign's details.
The sign is in memory of the citizens of the Chelsea neighborhood, who died from the German air attacks on the neighborhood.

The building on which the sign (and other signs) is located was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Beneath this sign is a plaque commemorating Anthony Smith and Albert Littlejohn who rescued people after a German bombing in World War II Click for sign's details

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