Vehicle    From 1/10/1936  To 1/5/1976

ORP Błyskawica

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Poland

Vehicle

Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
ORP Błyskawica

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Polish Navy WW2 Headquarters

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Royal Artillery 3rd Company 8th Battalion

Royal Artillery 3rd Company 8th Battalion

Part of the force commanded by Havelock.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Ernest Herbert Pitcher, VC

Ernest Herbert Pitcher, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 8 August 1917, age 28, while serving in the Royal Navy. "With his ship under attack from an enemy submarine he continued to man his gun and direct effective fire. ...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
R. J. Beesley

R. J. Beesley

Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.

Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
H. Gilbert

H. Gilbert

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
C. S. Scott

C. S. Scott

Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.

Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial