Plaque

Sun Yat-Sen

Erection date: 5/5/1946

Inscription

Sun Yat-Sen, 1866 - 1925, father of the Chinese Republic, lived in a house on this site while a political exile from his country.

{Inscribed below the face:}
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Site: Sun Yat-Sen (1 memorial)

WC1, Warwick Court, 4

A London Inheritance has a photo of this plaque shortly after its unveiling on a remaining wall of a bombed building.

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Sun Yat-Sen

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Sun Yat-Sen

Born in Guangdong province, China. A leader in the revolution which overthrew...

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Lord Ailwyn

A member of the British Parliamentary Mission to China in 1942. In December 1...

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Dora Gordine

Born Latvia. First visited London in 1926. The Picture Source website provide...

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