Formed as part of the reforms of the British Army that saw the creation of 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English Fusilier regiment.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
5th (Volunteer) The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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Wandsworth Army Units: since 1945
Marking the service of units of the British army based in the Borough of Wand...
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Rear-Admiral, Sir Henry Hart, KCH
Naval officer. Born Sussex. Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital. See Indefatigable for more information, but one paragraph there is particularly relevant to Greenwich Hospital: "Following his reti...
1 memorial
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Army regiment. Its name was changed to the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) in 1921. In 1970, it was amalgamated with the Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment which in turn ...
1 memorial
I. A. Dolding
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Serjeant Adam Cubie Brand
Adam Cubie Brand was born on 18 March 1909 and was married to his wife Daisy Anne Brand (b.18 February 1914). U.K. Postal Appointment Books lists him twice as a sorter in the London Postal Service...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room
It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the south-east was coordinated during the Battle of Britain and throughout WW2. It's now a museum and well worth a visit. 2...
1 memorial
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E. E. Woods
Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man (and found the wonderful photo) : Edward Ernest Woods was born on 13 February 1896 in Chelsea, th...
1 memorial
St Paul's School - High Master's House
W14, Hammersmith Road, 153, St Paul's Hotel
St. Paul's School This house with attached lodge was built for the High Master of St Paul's when the school - founded next to St Paul's C...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
St Jude - enlargement
N1, Mildmay Grove North
The church, the school and the vicarage are all in very distinctive Kentish ragstone and occupy the whole western end of this street bloc...
5 subjects commemorated
Mothers' Union - right
SW1, Tufton Street, Mary Sumner House
The plaques are either side of the entrance in Tufton Street. A large decorative panel on the Great Peter Street corner reads: The Mary S...
4 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers "of"
WC2, York Place
In 1672 the Duke of Buckingham sold his land north-east of where Charing Cross Station now stands, for development. It was common to name...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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