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Cassivellaunus

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British tribal chief. He led the defence against the invading forces of Julius Caesar in 54 BC. In this second Roman invasion he led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was revealed to Julius Caesar by defeated Britons.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Brentford Monument

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Royal Hospital Chelsea

Royal Hospital Chelsea

A retirement and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age. They are popularly known as ‘Chelsea Pensioners’. Founded by King Charles II in 1682 and...

Building, Armed Forces, Gardens / Agriculture, Social Welfare

6 memorials
C. Thrush

C. Thrush

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. E. Beard

C. E. Beard

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Issy Smith, VC

Issy Smith, VC

Born Ishroulch Shmeilowitz (other spellings are available), to parents residing in Egypt, Smith travelled to Britain as a child stowaway, grew up in Manchester and first volunteered to serve in the...

Person, Armed Forces, Australia, Egypt

War served, WW1
2 memorials
W. H. Edgcomb

W. H. Edgcomb

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

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Marcus Stone

Marcus Stone

Born Marcus Clayton Stone in London, the son of artist Frank Stone who was friends with Thackeray and Dickens. Trained by his father, he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy before he was eighteen. ...

Person, Art

1 memorial
Chas. A. Franklin

Chas. A. Franklin

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

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Men of St Saviour's Lewisham who died in WW1

Men of St Saviour's Lewisham who died in WW1

'The men of this church who died in the fight for justice and liberty'.

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1 memorial
Westminster Abbey I - Lucian Tapiede

Westminster Abbey I - Lucian Tapiede

SW1, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey - west porch

Fourteen niches on the West Front remained empty since the Abbey was built until 1998 when they were filled. The lower four are filled wi...

1 subject commemorated, 4 creators
Bethlehem Hospital - second

Bethlehem Hospital - second

EC2, London Wall, 145/149

Site of the second Bethlehem Hospital, 1676 -1815. The Corporation of the City of London

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator