To the honoured memory of Major Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn, V. C., Gordon Highlanders, killed on duty opposite this spot on June 28th anno domini, 1913.
He gave his life to save others.
SW7, South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park Barracks
Not related to the Meiklejohn story at all: the Model Villager has a great post about how the horse dung was (possibly still is) removed from the barracks' stables.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Meiklejohn
Gained his VC, and lost his right arm, as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, Gor...
The plaque does not make it clear that the early history all took place at another site; there was no church or chapel on this site until...
JSSL Between 1952 and 1954, the Joint Services School for Linguists was located at Coulsdon Common Camp. Here linguists were trained for ...
Swami Vivekananda, 1863 - 1902, Hindu philosopher lived here in 1896. English Heritage
Looking across the river you can see the low roof of St Magnus the Martyr between the two modern blocks.
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