Soldier. Born Bernard Matthew Cassidy in Fulham. He was a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers. At Arras, France, he was in command of the left company of his battalion, and had been given orders to hold on to the position at all costs. He rallied and encouraged his men under terrific bombardment, until they were eventually surrounded and he was killed. Bernard Cassidy Street in E16 is named for him.
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Bernard Cassidy, VC
{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Second Lieutenant Bernard Cassi...
Submarine of the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Major in the Royal Field Artillery. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 24th August 1914 at Elouges, Belgium. Born South Liverpool. Died Devon.
London County Council Rudyard Kipling, 1865 - 1936, poet and story writer, lived here, 1889 - 1891.
That last phrase "Pray for his soul..." is surely a quotation but we can't source it.
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