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50th anniversary of VJ Day

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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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Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL

Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL

Politician, lawyer, ornithologist and amateur archaeologist. Magistrate and Chairman of the Middlesex County Council. Born Paddington. Knighted in 1922 and became a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Middle...

Person, Benefactor, History, Law, Politics & Administration, Romans

4 memorials
International Brigade Memorial Trust

International Brigade Memorial Trust

From the picture source website: The International Brigade Memorial Trust was formed in 2002 from the veterans of the International Brigade Association, the Friends of the I.B.A., representatives ...

Group, Education, History

1 memorial
E.R. Levett

E.R. Levett

In 1960 was living or working at 6 Golden Yard, Hampstead.

Person, History

1 memorial
R.H. Tawney

R.H. Tawney

Born Calcutta, India. Died in a nursing home in Fitzroy Square. Economic/social historian, Christian socialist and founding father of the welfare state.

Person, Economist, History, India

2 memorials
National Gallery

National Gallery

In the late 1700s national galleries were all the rage in Europe. A number of countries nationalised their royal collections but the British government instead wanted to purchase a major collection...

Group, Art, History

2 memorials