From the Marine Society: "Founded with the aim of providing men to fight in the King's ships as Britain faced war with most of Europe, The Marine Society was the world's first charity dedicated to seafarers." Founded by Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), a trader, who feared that he would lose his men to the navy, so he set up the Society to recruit and train more sailors. Jonas also a governor of the Foundling Hospital and the first Londoner to carry an umbrella. See Radio Taxis for more on this eccentric man.
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Marine Society
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Marine Society
Site of the King's Arms Tavern where the first meeting of the Marine Society ...
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Memorable Order of Tin Hats / MOTH
Founded by Charles Evenden as a brotherhood of South African front-line ex-soldiers. The club-houses are known as shell-holes.
1 memorial
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Soldier and member of the Royal Family. Born at Sandringham, third son of George V. Married Alice. Parents of Richard. Governor-General of Australia 1944-7, returning to the UK in case he was n...
4 memorials
B. Eames, (No.2)
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Ernest George Westacott
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Sir Alexander Russell Downer, KBE
High Commissioner for Australia 1964-72. Known as Alick and not to be confused with his son, Alexander John Gosse Downer (b.1951) who was also High Commissioner from 2014 to 2018. Our Picture Sou...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Politics & Administration, Australia
1 memorial