Inscription
From this site Guglielmo Marconi made the first public transmission of wireless signals on 27 July 1896.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Marconi - EC1
Subjects commemorated i
Guglielmo Marconi
Born Bologna. Arrived in London, with his mother, in 1896 to patent his metho...
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Marie Stopes - SE19
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1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
William Pitt the younger
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1 creator
Cecil John Kinross VC
UB9, Off Harvil Road, Dews Farm
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1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Winston Churchill - St James's Place
SW1, St James's Place, 29
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1 subject commemorated,
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Walter Stone VC
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2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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Robert Napier
Indian army officer. Born Ceylon, the son of an army officer. Also served in China and Abyssinia. Field Marshal and Constable of the Tower of London. Died at home 63 Eaton Square. Not as far a...
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Burghers of Calais
SW1, Abingdon Street, Victoria Tower Gardens
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1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
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