The Hampstead War Memorial is located in front of Heath House opposite Jack Straw's Castle, on the northern fringes of Hampstead Heath in

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. The memorial marks the deaths of local individuals who died fighting in

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and

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. It was dedicated on 4 May 1922 by the Bishop of Willesden, William Perrin, in a ceremony attended by Major General Sir

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. The memorial is a tall thin stone obelisk on a square plinth with a three-step base.War Memorial: Hampstead (WMR-11067)
War Memorial: Hampstead (WMR-11067)
accessdate: June 26, 2017 The memorial has been Grade II listed on the

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since 2015.

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