Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood R.A.F. of Bloemfontein, South Africa, dived from this spot into the Thames at midnight 27 Dec 1919 and saved a woman's life. He died from the injuries received during the rescue.
W6, Hammersmith Bridge, West Handrail
Both plaques are on the handrail on the western side.
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Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood
The original bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark, and was the first ...
Hero. R.A.F (South African Artillery). On 27 December 1919 he dived into the ...
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Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood
{Below the Boy Scouts' badge:}In the Mill House Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Sc...
