Raised in 1914 and fought in France from August 1915 - end of WW1.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
24th Division of the army
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24th London Division - memorial
These 3 figures are said to be modelled on the soldier poets: Robert Graves, ...
Other Subjects
Aircraftman 1st Class Ralph Edwin Booth
Ralph Edwin Booth was born in 1924, the youngest of the six children of Harry Alfred Booth (1877-1965) and Lizzie Cornelia Booth née Langford (1884-1977). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarte...
RAF POWs lost in Borneo
Members of the Royal Air Force who died by the actions of their captors whilst prisoners of war in Sandakan - Ranau, N. Borneo, 1943 - 45.
A, V. Watts
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Major-General Thomas Harrison
Executed for regicide. In the civil war he fought on the side of Parliament against King Charles I. Close to Cromwell, he was elected to the Long Parliament, sat as a judge in the King's trial and...
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Walworth Boy Scouts Tragedy - lost statue
SE15, Linden Grove, Nunhead Cemetery
This monument, now lost, was paid for by public subscription. This photo comes from the BBC, where it is captioned: "The life-size bronze...
Violette Szabo, GC, CdeG
British secret agent in WW2. Born in Paris as Violette Bushell of a French mother and English father who met in WW1. With 4 brothers she was a bit of a tomboy. From Violette Szabo Museum "The Bushe...
Rotary Armillary
SM1, Trinity Square
An armillary (or astrolabe) is a model comprising rings showing the positions of astronomical objects. See Simon Wolff for others in London.
Sir Rowland Hill
Initiator of the uniform Penny Post in 1840. Due to him Britain was the first country to use adhesive stamps and thus we do not have to put the name of our country on them. This is analogous to the...
Sir Hugh Lane
SW5, South Bolton Gardens, 8
Lane and Orpen were distant cousins and rented this house together in 1907. The Lane plaque is above, Orpen below, with a little window b...
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