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?
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Captain Ralph Douglas Binney
Commemorated ati
Captain Binney
This plaque was given by the Royal Navy in memory of Captain Ralph Douglas Bi...
Other Subjects
Vice-Admiral, Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, GCB
Naval officer. Born Dorset. Present on Nelson's ship at the Battle of Trafalgar. This is the Hardy of "Kiss me, Hardy" fame. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1834 until his death.
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
1 memorial
Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Irishman who was serving there at the time. Considered himself Anglo-Irish even though he lived at Ascot. 1901 - 4 Comman...
3 memorials
Crimean War
War between Russia and an alliance of France, Germany, Britain, Turkey and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Major battles include those at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, where they still occasionally find ...
6 memorials
Previously viewed
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Turners' Hall, second
The Guild of Turners began sometime between 1295 and 1310. King James I granted the first Royal Charter in 1604. In the 15th and 16th centuries almost all the turners in London lived in one ver...
1 memorial
F. Needham
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them