Awarded the VC for his heroism on 25 March – 24 April 1918, age 20, while serving in the Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment). "On a number of occasions he seized the initiative and restored a critical situation. His valour and skilful leading throughout this prolonged period was most conspicuous. (Rosières, Caix, Moreuil - France)". Freemason at: №1105, Grecia Lodge.
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Alfred Maurice Toye, VC
Commemorated ati
Freemason VCs - Z4 - Throssell, Toye, Watson
Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell, 29-30 August 1915, Age 30, 10th Light Horse Regim...
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S. G. Hollman
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Sapper John Edward Alfred Ansley
John Edward Alfred Ansley was born on 7 September 1895 in Battersea. He was the second of at least eleven children of Alfred Ansley (1872-1948) and Mary Ansley née Quartley (1866-1945). His birth w...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)
London unit which served in WW1 where it lost 1,022 soldiers. More information at Stepping Forward London. It's Wikipedia page shows how it was formed in 1908, gives details of its service during...
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Burma Campaign
Fought in the former British colony of Burma (now Myanmar), primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Japan, ...
1 memorial
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Queen Elizabeth's Oak
SE10, Greenwich Park
The old tree is presumably gradually being decomposed by beetles and the like. The new tree may be the one to the far right of our picture.
4 subjects commemorated,
2 creators