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13 London firemen & women & 21 Beckenham firemen killed

Categories: Armed Forces, Tragedy

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32 firemen and 2 firewomen, including:  Hilda Dupree, Winifred Peters, three crews from Beckenham along with several other more local crews from Hackney and Homerton. More information at Firemen Remembered.

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13 London firemen & women & 21 Beckenham firemen killed

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Old Palace School - WW2 bomb

The Beckenham firemen are also commemorated, and listed by name, on a plaque ...

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General Sir Hubert Gough, GCMC, KCB, KCVO

General Sir Hubert Gough, GCMC, KCB, KCVO

Born Ireland. Senior army officer in WW1, commanding the Fifth Army, not particularly successfully. Died in London.

Person, Armed Forces, Ireland

1 memorial
Lance Corporal Charles Albert Still

Lance Corporal Charles Albert Still

Charles Albert Still was born on 26 April 1899 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, a son of Harry Still (1865-1932) and Elizabeth Still née Charles (1859-1933). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter ...

Person, Armed Forces, Transport, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Cahill

J. Cahill

Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Battle of Brentford, 1642

Battle of Brentford, 1642

One of the many battles of the English Civil War. King Charles's forces were advancing on London. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex attempted to stop them at the Brentford bridge. A small pitched...

Event, Armed Forces

1 memorial
C. S. Toms

C. S. Toms

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial

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Christ Church Spitalfields - Mr Root

Christ Church Spitalfields - Mr Root

E1, Commercial Street, Christ Church Spitalfields

Not a memorial but we wanted to include this sign, partly for completeness but also, it seems to be fading rapidly. The plaque is in Four...

Ibstock Building Products Ltd

Ibstock Building Products Ltd

From their website: "... clay and concrete building products, building the face of Britain for over 200 years."

Group, Commerce, Property

1 memorial
Hambly Knapp

Hambly Knapp

Clerk for the Haberdashers Company in 1826-8, at least.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
David Grant

David Grant

Borough Councillor. He was Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in 2012.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Silver Jubilee sculpture

Silver Jubilee sculpture

W1, Fitzroy Square

The sculpture is titled "View".

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator