This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pte. G. Cook
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Spitalfields WW1 cairn
The cross is granite and is planted in a cairn of granite boulders, many of w...
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Jack Cornwell, VC
Sailor. Born as John Travers Cornwell in Clyde Place, Leyton, he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 15. Killed at the Battle of Jutland, aged 16. He was serving on H.M.S. Chester during the ...
Sir Ambrose Fleming
Electrical engineer. Born John Ambrose Fleming in a house named Greenfield in Lancaster. Best known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube. He was also an accomplished photographer...
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John Alexander Sinton, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 8-21 January 1916, age 31, while serving in the Indian Medical Service, Indian Army. "Over a two week period, although shot in both arms and in the side he remaine...
Whitechapel drinking fountain
E1, Whitechapel Road, Altab Ali Park
The Evening Standard has a thoughtful piece about this park.