Formed 1st April 1918 at Hotel Cecil, 80 the Strand where it had its first headquarters.
Motto: Per Ardua Ad Astra, Latin for "Through Struggles to the Stars".
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Royal Air Force
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Croydon Aerodrome Battle of Britain memorial
21 foot high and topped with a bronze eagle, this monument does not actually ...
RAF Memorial
City of Westminster Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force was formed and had ...
RAF, RFC & RNAS
Per adua {On the north facing side of the plinth:} In memory of all ranks of...
RAF thanks from Denmark at St Clement Danes
In honour and gratitude for assistance and support 1940 - 1945 Royal Air Fo...
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Royal Air Force
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Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...
Camp Griffiss - USAAF
The quotation from Hugo is very well-chosen. He was exiled from France for 15...
RAF Memorial
City of Westminster Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force was formed and had ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Pilot Officer David Edward Somerville Hawkins
David Edward Somerville Hawkins was born on 7 January 1916 the youngest of the three children of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) and Lady Elizabeth Somerville Hawkins née Sheldon (1882-1946). ...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
J. D. Gilbert
British History Online, about the acquisition of the site for London's County Hall, gives "Gilbert was one of two brothers who were LCC Members at the same time but sat on opposite sides. J. D. was...
1 memorial
Falklands War
Died: 649 Argentinians, 255 British, 3 civilian Falkland Islanders.
6 memorials
Fifth Army
The British Reserve Army was formed in May 1916 and renamed as the Fifth Army in October 1916. It formed part of the British Expeditionary Force which fought in France and Flanders during WW1. Co...
1 memorial
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King Charles III
Patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of Wales to K...
24 memorials
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Corporation of the City of London
In addressing the 'square mile' concept Londonist has provided a potted history of the City of London. Worth noting that there are at least two plaques erected by the Corporation outside the City ...
180 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial