Hero. Born Berkshire. Royal Navy captain. Served in WW1 and WW2 and awarded CBE in 1943. This 'Have-a-go' hero single-handed attempted to stop 'smash-and-grab' thieves at a jeweller's shop in Birchen Lane in the City and died from injuries received. Blitzwalkers gives the full story. You'll be glad to hear that the robbers were caught and "banged to rights". Would we have made it in tabloid journalism?
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Captain Ralph Douglas Binney
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Captain Binney
This plaque was given by the Royal Navy in memory of Captain Ralph Douglas Bi...
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Lieutenant Christopher Fothergill Robinson
Christopher Fothergill Robinson was born 1 December 1909 in Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, the fourth of the five children of Richmond Fothergill Robinson (1879-1915) and Mabel Gertrude Robinson née Sin...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Gerald Road Police Station
The police station opened in what was then called Cottage Row. The name was changed to Gerald Road in 1885. After years of debate about its future, in 1993 the police moved to the newly completed B...
1 memorial
Lieutenant Raymond Praed Eason
Raymond Praed Eason was born on 4 April 1895, at Queen's Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, the eldest of the five children of James William Eason (1867-1923) and Elizabeth Praed Eason née Gee (1870-195...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Major General Clifford Coffin, VC, CB, DSO & Bar
Born in Blackheath. On 31st July 1917, he was 47 years old and a temporary brigadier general in the Corps of Royal Engineers where he was commanding the 25th Infantry Brigade in Westhoek, Belgium. ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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