WAFF
SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section
The building behind is the former Air Ministry. We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling. Laid into the platform are four bronze badges, anti-clockwise: RAF, RSF, Met Police, WAFF. They are rather fine so we have treated each one as a memorial.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Trenchard - WAFF
Formed by the British Colonial Office and served in WW1 and WW2. In 1928 bec...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Trenchard - WAFF
The foundation stone is low down at the right hand side of the building. Above each of the two statues is a bust, both of the Greek god v...
London County Council John Burns, 1858-1943, statesman, lived here.
Emily Davies, 1830 - 1921, founder of Girton College Cambridge lived here. Greater London Council
The Biblical quotation draws attention to the secrecy which was essential to the success of Operation Mincemeat (the 'watch' being a guar...
Plaque unveiled by councillor Catherine West, leader of Islington Council, Unveiled on International Women’s Day.
