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Captain Francis Dansays

Captain Francis Dansays

Naval officer. RN Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital.

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Captain Francis Dansays

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

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Jellicoe Express

Jellicoe Express

Officially 'The Euston to Thurso Naval Special' this was known as the Misery Express. From 1917 this Royal Navy train ran daily between London Euston and Thurso during both world wars. It was name...

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Transport, Scotland

1 memorial
J. Tollafield

J. Tollafield

Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.

Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
C. H. Olivant

C. H. Olivant

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Prisoners of War Association

Prisoners of War Association

We cannot identify the group that set up the memorial at St Martins. But we did find an academic paper titled: For ‘ALL Who were Captured’? The Evolution of National Ex-prisoner of War Associations...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
J. J. Jeffery

J. J. Jeffery

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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Julia Clara Pitt Byrne, née Busk

Julia Clara Pitt Byrne, née Busk

Writer and illustrator.  1842 married William Pitt Byrne and, when the time came, designed his memorial.  Died at home, 16 Montagu Street.

Person, Art, Literature

1 memorial
Lewisham V1 rocket attack

Lewisham V1 rocket attack

The worst V1 attack on South London. The rocket struck the busy street market at 09.41 on a Friday morning.  Numbers reported vary, but about 52 people were killed and 124 very seriously injured. T...

Event, Tragedy

2 memorials
Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

Born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, on Christmas day, according to the calendar in use at the time.  Died in Kensington (where he had gone in search of country air). The exact dates of birth and dea...

Person, Science, Seriously Famous

11 memorials
Thomas Carlyle (author)

Thomas Carlyle (author)

Historian, essayist and co-founder of the National Portrait Gallery. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Portrayed, second from right, in the 1860 Ford Madox Brown painting 'Work'...

Person, History, Literature, Scotland

6 memorials
Chris Pullen

Chris Pullen

N7, Chris Pullen Way

This area used to be covered by the Caledonian Market, a large meat market built by the Victorians to replace Smithfield. It changed over...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator