Event    From 16/12/1910  To 16/12/1910

Houndsditch murders

Categories: Armed Forces, Tragedy

The story is well told at Times of Malta. The cutting equipment used in the robbery was supplied by Errico Malatesta.

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Houndsditch murders

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Houndsditch murders

Two other officers were crippled for life. The plaque does not mention the Si...

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Normandy Landings / D-Day

Normandy Landings / D-Day

The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actua...

Event, Armed Forces, France, USA

23 memorials
Eric Gascoigne Robinson, VC

Eric Gascoigne Robinson, VC

Rear Admiral. Born Eric Gascoigne Robinson in Greenwich. He joined the Royal Navy in 1897 and by 1910 had reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander. At the outbreak of WW1, he was despatched to the ...

Person, Armed Forces, Turkey

War served, WW1
2 memorials
Thomas Grenville

Thomas Grenville

Bibliophile and politician. He was commissioned briefly in the Coldstream Guards, and served as a member of parliament from 1780 to 1810. He started collecting books from an early age, and by his d...

Person, Armed Forces, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
J. Burch

J. Burch

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
J. Eames, Jnr.

J. Eames, Jnr.

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