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Disabled servicemen of Chiswick and families and dependents of those who died in WW1

Disabled servicemen of Chiswick and families and dependents of those who died in WW1

Chiswick disabled men of His Majesty's forces and their families and for the dependants of those who fell in the war.

Group

1 memorial
those killed and injured by the WW2 bomb on Bullivant's Wharf

those killed and injured by the WW2 bomb on Bullivant's Wharf

See Bullivant's Wharf - WW2 bomb for details of the event.  The excellent Isle of Dogs - Past Life, Past Lives gives the list (from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Civilian Victims) of 41 ...

Group

1 memorial
Battlefields Trust

Battlefields Trust

Founded to preserve the battle sites of Britain. The founding motivation was the fact that the battlefield of Naseby, (a perfectly preserved site of the battle of the English Civil War), was to be ...

Group, Armed Forces, History

1 memorial
Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society

Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society

The society's website doesn't specify when it came into existence. It contains a number of 'journals', the oldest of which is dated 1980, so maybe it dates from then.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
WW1 sailors

WW1 sailors

"... our sailors who upheld "Britain's sure shield" 1914 - 1918."

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1 memorial
Silver Thimble Fund

Silver Thimble Fund

Miss {Elizabeth} H. E. Hope-Clarke of Wimbledon, inspired by her own damaged silver thimble, started collecting damaged or unwanted thimbles and other trinkets to contribute to the war effort.  She...

Group, Benefactor

2 memorials
WW1 soldiers

WW1 soldiers

"... our soldiers who fought in the Great War, 1914 - 1918."

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1 memorial
John Kidd and Co.

John Kidd and Co.

Manufacturers of printing ink for the newspaper industry. Its head office was at Wine Office Court off Fleet Street.

Group, Commerce, Journalism / Publishing

1 memorial
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