What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: On the 9th July 1943 108 people lost their lives when a bomb fell on the Whitehall Cinema on this site Recorded plaque organisation: East Grinstead Society.
On July 9, 1943, during World War II, a German bombing raid resulted in the deaths of 108 people when a bomb struck the Whitehall Cinema, highlighting the devastating impact of aerial warfare on civilian populations.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0