Hero. R.A.F (South African Artillery). On 27 December 1919 he dived into the Thames from the upstream footway of Hammersmith Bridge and saved a drowning woman. He contracted tetanus as a consequenc...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, South Africa

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King Charles III

One-time patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of W...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

27 memorials

Westminster Chapel

SW1, Buckingham Gate, Westminster Chapel

In our photo the plaque can be seen above the head of the passer-by on the right.

4 subjects commemorated, 4 creators

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Theodore, King of Corsica

Adventurer and king. Born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff in Cologne, Germany or Metz, France depending on source. He served in the French army and Swedish diplomatic service and became chargé...

Person, Royalty, Corsica, France, Germany, Sweden

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Nestor Makhno

Anarchist revolutionary and commander of an anarchist army. Born in what is now Ukraine. Died in exile in Paris.

Person, Politics & Administration, France, Ukraine

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Rose and Crown, Wimbledon

From Wimbledon Heritage Map: "part 17C, late 18C early 19C public house, note multi pane sash windows; recently sympathetically extended".

Building, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

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