Plaque | War served | WW1

Gordon Campbell VC

Erection date: 17/2/2017

Inscription

{Beneath a representation of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Commander Gordon Campbell, Royal Navy, 17th February 1917.

Site: Croydon war memorial (2 memorials)

CR9, Katharine Street, Clock Tower

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gordon Campbell VC

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Gordon Campbell, VC

Naval Officer. In the North Atlantic on the 17th February 1917, he was comman...

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Gordon Campbell VC

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Department for Communities and Local Government

A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative p...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Croydon war memorial

Croydon war memorial

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