Foundation stone laid by The Princess Royal, 7th July 1933, in the presence of 11 "children of England".
Image source: LondonRemembers.com
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Princess Royal Nurses Home
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Princess Royal Nurses Home
According to Time Magazine at the time this foundation stone was laid, summer...
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Sir Harold Gillies
Pioneer plastic surgeon. Born Dunedin, New Zealand. Came to England as a student at Cambridge and qualified as a surgeon in 1910. The two world wars provided him with the inspiration (and the patie...
1 memorial
Max von Pettenkofer
Born southern Germany. It appears that Pettenkofer's successes in pioneering hygiene were sheer luck and his recognition on the frieze at the LSHTM is unmerited. But his biography on the picture s...
1 memorial
Chelsea Physic Garden
Originally established in 1673 as The Apothecaries Garden. The word ‘physic’ in this context means ‘healing’. In 1983 the garden became a registered charity and opened to the public for the first t...
1 memorial
William Crawford Gorgas
Born Mobile, Alabama. Worked in the medical department of the US army and specialised in yellow fever. Died in London from a stroke while on his way to West Africa.
1 memorial