The original memorial was erected in 1920 by the Great Northern Railway, naming employees who fell in the Great War of 1914-18.  It was further dedicated to employees of the London and North Eastern Railway who lost their lives in the Second World War of 1939-45.  The memorial was first relocated in 1973 and to protect the memorial during the recent work on redeveloping the station it went into temporary storage in 2008.

Sunday 27 October 2013 saw the Rededication of the memorial.  The marble tablets listing the names of the fallen, was redesigned echoing the eleven men in John Singer Sargent's 1919 famous painting 'Gassed' at the Imperial War Museum.

The service

The service was held on the platforms 3-7 at King’s Cross station and officiated by The Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, National Chaplain of the Royal British Legion and formerly Bishop of Manchester, alongside clergy of the Railway Mission and The Right Reverend Michael J Ward CJ. OSJ (Friern Barnet's chaplin).  The acoustics of the station accentuated the divine vocals of the City of London Choir.

The service was followed by light refreshments and comradeship in the Great Northern Hotel located at King’s Cross station.  Below Rob Richier - incoming (2014) District Chairman with ex-Paratroopers, Ray and Iffy.

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