Ship surgeon. Harwood Island off the coast of the Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, was named after him.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Ship surgeon. Harwood Island off the coast of the Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, was named after him.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Air Chief Marshall. Born Hampstead. Fought in both world wars, earning his wings in 1916. On retirement became Rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology 1948 - 54, Vice-Chancellor...
Hero. R.A.F (South African Artillery). On 27 December 1919 he dived into the Thames from the upstream footway of Hammersmith Bridge and saved a drowning woman. He contracted tetanus as a consequenc...
Born Devonport. Royal Navy Antarctic explorer. With four companions, E.A. Wilson, H.R. Bowers, L.E.G. Oates, E. Evans, died returning from the South Pole, having been pipped at the post by Amundsen...