Person    | Male  Born 14/10/1888  Died 8/12/1944

Captain Ralph Douglas Binney

Categories: Armed Forces, Tragedy

Captain Ralph Douglas Binney

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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W. A. Unwin

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1 memorial
Royal Army Medical Corps - London Units

Royal Army Medical Corps - London Units

London unit which served in WW1.

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1 memorial
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
C. H. Olivant

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Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Edwd. N. Alford

Edwd. N. Alford

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

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War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Ealing Grove School, Co-operative School

Ealing Grove School, Co-operative School

The Ealing Grove School (for boys) was established by Lady Byron in 1834 on the site where the plaque is. She appointed E. T. Craig and then Charles Atlee as headmaster. See Ealing College for what...

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1 memorial
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Frederick Handley Page

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1 memorial
E. G. Bacon

E. G. Bacon

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1 memorial
Guildhall School of Music - Purcell

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EC4, John Carpenter Street

This complex of buildings was created to house the Guildhall School of Music, who had outgrown their premises at Aldermanbury. Designed b...

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King John

King John

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6 memorials