It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the south-east was coordinated during the Battle of Britain and throughout WW2. It's now a museum and well worth a visit.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room
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Field Marshal Montgomery
Army Commander. Born Bernard Law Montgomery, son of Sir H. H. Montgomery, in St Mark's Vicarage, Kennington Oval, or Kensington, Knightsbridge, depending on source. Spent the early years of his lif...
Person, Armed Forces, Seriously Famous, Australia, Egypt, France, Italy
5 memorials
ORP Kujawiak
Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
1 memorial
George Ryan
Born Mon{t}serrat. Appears to have been 'pressed' into service in April 1803 in Deptford. Served as an Ordinary Seaman on HMS Victory 11 May 1803 - 15 January 1806 and thus was at the Battle of Tra...
1 memorial
James Averell Clark
Lieutenant Colonel James Averell Clark was born on 7 September 1920 in Westbury, Nassau County, New York, USA, the elder child of James Averell Clark (1893-1960) and Helen Louise Eustis Clark née H...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Edward Frederic Shaw, MC
Robert Edward Frederic Shaw was born on 29 August 1891, the second of the five children of Robert Villiers George Shaw (1864-1946) and Agnes Marion Shaw née Guy (1862-1955). His birth was registere...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial