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Lost for more than 20 years: London's Euston station brings back wartime memorials

The plaques honour 24 railway workers who served in two world wars. One of the men remembered was just 22 when he died in captivity. Discover the stories behind the names.

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00:00Two memorial plaques honouring railway workers who served in the World Wars have returned to Euston Station after more than
00:0720 years in storage.
00:09They are now displayed on the main concourse, where thousands of passengers pass every day.
00:14Together, they commemorate 24 people connected with the railway, including 19 who served in the First World War and five
00:22in the Second.
00:22Among them is Richard Jonathan Woodgate, a railway clerk captured near Dunkirk during the Second World War.
00:31He died in a prisoner of war camp in Poland in 1941, aged just 22.
00:36The plaques returned in time for Armistice Day, when the station held its annual remembrance service.

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