The HQ of the United States Army Air Forces moved from London to Camp Griffiss in Bushy Park and then, following the success of D-Day, to France.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
USAAF - European HQ
Commemorated ati
Camp Griffiss, Block A, NE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north east corner of "A" block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block A, NW corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north west corner of “A” block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block A, SE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south east corner of “A” block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block A, SW corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south west corner of “A” block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block B, NE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north east corner of "B" block, C...
Other Subjects
Christopher Rahere Webb
Known professionally as Christopher Webb, he was a stained glass designer. Christopher Rahere Webb was a son of Edward Alfred Webb and a nephew of Sir Aston Webb. His middle name, Rahere, refers to...
J. Cahill
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
Francis Lord Derwent
Francis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baron Derwent. Army officer and landowner. Attended Eton, 1864-9. First born son to Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone of Hackness Grange, Scarborough. Harcourt...
Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood
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E. Gordon Brettell
Flight Lieutenant Edward Gordon Brettell DFC was born on 19 March 1915, the eldest of the three children of Vivian Brettell (1882-1949) and Eileen Isabella Brettell née Carroll (1887-1979). His bir...