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23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Wales

Infantry regiment. It was founded to oppose King James II and the forthcoming war with France, and saw action in many later conflicts. During World War I, several writers, including Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves saw service with the regiment. In 2006, it merged with the Royal Regiment of Wales, to become the Royal Welsh.

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23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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G. L. R. Mercer

G. L. R. Mercer

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
ORP Kujawiak

ORP Kujawiak

Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Poland

1 memorial
Herbt. J. Stevens

Herbt. J. Stevens

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
A. Bitmead

A. Bitmead

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Chris. Roome

Chris. Roome

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Hendon war memorial - WW2

Hendon war memorial - WW2

NW4, Watford Way

The Listing entry informs: "After the Second World War a stone block was added to the south side of the memorial at the base of plinth to...

War dead | WW2
230 subjects commemorated
Harry H. Corbett OBE

Harry H. Corbett OBE

Actor.  Son of an army officer he was born in Burma.  The Son of Wilfrid Brambell in the TV series 'Steptoe and Son'.  Died Hastings. Not to be confused with Harry Corbett, Sooty and Sweep's handler.

Person, Cinema, Humour, TV & Radio, Burma

1 memorial
George Alfred Brown

George Alfred Brown

Group Captain George Alfred Brown, DFC, was born 6 July 1912 in India and our Picture source gives details of his career in the Royal Air Force. This confirms that he was one of the 2,937 airmen wh...

Person, Armed Forces, India

War served, WW2
1 memorial
Leigh Hunt

Leigh Hunt

Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chandos, James Henry Leigh, who was employing Hunt's father, a preacher, as tutor to his nephew at the time of Hunt's birth. F...

Person, Literature, Poetry

6 memorials
F. Boughley

F. Boughley

Resident of Golders Green killed serving in WW1.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial