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American troops in WW2 in London

Countries: USA

During WW2 the US armed forces worshipped at the Grosvenor Chapel and partied at Rainbow Corner.

This seems a good place to mention the searchable on-line honour roll of 28,000 Americans based in Britain who were killed in action in WW2. The actual book was presented by Eisenhower in 1951 and is held in St Paul's American Memorial Chapel, bombed in the war but rebuilt.

In 1972 the American Church moved to Tottenham Court Road into the Whitefield Memorial Church.

For WW1 see: men of the American and Allied Forces in WW1.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
American troops in WW2 in London

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Grosvenor Chapel

In this chapel the armed forces of the United States of America held divine s...

Rainbow Corner

RAINBOW CORNER This plaque is placed here as a tribute to all ranks of the Un...

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American troops in WW2 in London

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GI graffiti on bricks

We have found another example of carved bricks: Emma Bowden.

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Victor Crutchley, VC

Sailor. Born Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley in Chelsea. His mother had been a maid of honour to Queen Victoria and he was her godson. He enlisted in the navy in 1906 and was promoted to lieuten...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1

1 memorial

F. Godfrey

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1

1 memorial

Rifleman Henry James Freeman

Henry James Freeman was born in 1887 in Peckham, a son of James Daines Freeman (1858-1925) and Annie Clementine Freeman née Johnson (1865-1955).His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1887 i...

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium

War dead, WW1

1 memorial

George Down

Private George Arthur Down was born on 8 June 1884 in Putney. He was the eldest of the six children of William Down (1859-1943) and Emily Elizabeth Down née Hunter (1859-1947). His father was a boo...

Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, France

1 memorial

A. H. Blackman, 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

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Gordon and Viner

Architects. We can find no other building by this pair, nor anything about them.

Group, Architecture

1 memorial