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50th anniversary of VJ Day

Categories: History

The surrender of Japan was announced in Japan (USA, Europe, etc.) on 14 (15) August 1945 and effectively ended WW2. The paperwork was done two weeks later on 2 September. All three dates are sometimes known as VJ Day. In the UK the official date is 15 August. The title was chosen by analogy to VE Day for Victory in Europe.

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50th anniversary of VJ Day

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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...

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Last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames

The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: fou...

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WW2 - Westminster

15 August is the official VJ Day in the UK so erecting this plaque on Wednesd...

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David Bieda

David Bieda

2022: The Seven Dials Trust has a page about Bieda, including: "David has chaired the Seven Dials Trust since its inception in 1984. David also serves on the committees of the Soho Society, the Mus...

Person, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
EMI Archive Trust

EMI Archive Trust

From their website: "The EMI Archive Trust was established in 1996. The EMI Group of companies gifted much of their assets which originated before 1947 to the Trust. The purpose of the Trust is “th...

Group, History, Music / songs

1 memorial
Lower End Kingsdown Avenue Residents' Association

Lower End Kingsdown Avenue Residents' Association

Residents' Association in Purley. Their Facebook page, LeKARA, was created in 2019.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Highgate Society

Highgate Society

From the website: The Highgate Society was founded in 1966 by local people who had successfully fought Government plans to route heavy traffic through the heart of Highgate. The Highgate Society’s r...

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Dr John Venn

Dr John Venn

Logician and philosopher.  Born Hull where his father was vicar of a local parish. Grandson of Rev John Venn.   Inventor of the Venn diagram.  In 1888 he seems to have tired of logic and turned to ...

Person, History, Science

1 memorial

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J. Symes

J. Symes

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
Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo

Just like a Hollywood movie that doesn't know when to end, Napoleon escaped from Elba, and returned for one last attempt at world domination. The memorial at the station refers to the "Allied armie...

Event, Armed Forces

7 memorials
WW1 at Liverpool Street Station

WW1 at Liverpool Street Station

EC2, Liverpool Street Station

An error in one of the names (Cleathers / Cleathero) has been pointed out to us and has been confirmed as being on the memorial itself. W...

War dead | WW1
1,109 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Fawcett frieze - 44, Drummond

Fawcett frieze - 44, Drummond

SW1, Parliament Square

Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...

1 subject commemorated
E. Waterhouse

E. Waterhouse

EC2, Frederick's Place, 1

Edwin Waterhouse, eminent accountant, worked in this building, 1899 - 1905. Corporation of London

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator