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East Barnet War Memorial is a memorial to the dead of the

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. It was unveiled on 27 June 1920 and originally stood on the crossroads of East Barnet Road and Church Hill Road, but was later moved a short distance so that it now stands in front of the Brookside Methodist Church.

Catherine Loveday's campaign

As a child,

Catherine Loveday Catherine Iris Pamela Loveday (born 1938) is an English campaigner for the recognition of the dead on London war memorials. Her work has resulted in the addition of names to the East Barnet, New Barnet and Hendon war memorials. Early life Ca ...

was puzzled by the absence of her father's name on the East Barnet War Memorial, so in later life she launched a campaign to have his name added to the memorial, which it was in 1995.WWII soldiers remembered but fight goes on to do more.
Kim Inam, Barnet & Whetstone Press, 31 January 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2015. At that time, it was the only Second World War name to be included but Loveday later succeeded in having the names of a further 35 men added. She then moved on to the memorials at

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and Hendon.Forgotten heroes of World War Two to have names added to Hendon war memorial.
James Caven, ''Times'' series, 10 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

References

World War I memorials in England World War II memorials in England East Barnet Grade II listed monuments and memorials Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Barnet Military memorials in London {{UK-mil-stub