Air forces from every part of the British Empire who gave their lives in winning victory for their King and country, 1914 – 1918.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
British Empire air forces
Commemorated ati
RAF, RFC & RNAS
Per adua {On the north facing side of the plinth:} In memory of all ranks of...
Other Subjects
Hugh Shearer and Co.
De Lank Quarries have a Wikipedia page but Hugh Shearer and Co. are more mysterious. Probably the firm that owned the quarry at the time and/or carved the monument.
5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
Part of the force commanded by Havelock.
Arments
Eel, pie and mash shop. Founded by husband and wife William and Emily Arment, and still run by their descendants. We don't know if our picture shows the real David Jason as 'Del Boy' or whether the...
134 men, women & children killed in WW2 at Hughes Mansions
At 7.21am on 27 March 1945 a V2 rocket bomb exploded at Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road. Many of the occupants were Jews who had fled from persecution. 134 men, women and children were killed - And...
R. Fus. (C. of L. Regt) 6th Batn. - Special Reserve
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) 6th Batn. - Special Reserve
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Loyal Temperance Legion
The children's branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and still active in 2008 - we found the pledge with a link to join: "The Pledge: That I may give my best service to home and country...
Lippincott's Magazine
Monthly magazine. Published in Philadelphia until 1915 when it relocated to New York to become McBride's Magazine. It merged with Scribner's Magazine in 1916. It published original works, general a...
George Dance the younger
Architect. Son of the architect George Dance the Elder, one of the 4 original members of the Royal Academy, he designed Newgate Prison and St Luke's Hospital. John Soane was his pupil. We have see...
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