Soldier. Born Charles Edward Spackman. He was a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. On the 20th Novenber 1917 at Marcoing in France, his company came under heavy gunfire. He fought his way through the attack, killing all but one of the crew and capturing the gun. For his actions, he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Charles Spackman, VC
{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Sergeant Charles Spackman, Bord...
Andrew Leonard Clark was born on 23 October 1897 the son of Andrew Thomas Clark (1866-1941) and Eliza Clark née Nottage (1862-1959). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1897 in the Mary...
Died aged 30 years, killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
A Battalion that was part of the United Kingdom's Territorial Force which served in WW1 and became part of the Territorial Army in October 1921. Their Wikipedia page gives details of how the Battli...
David Waring Eustace was born on 2 July 1944 in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, a son of Colonel Frank Albert Eustace, OBE, Royal Marines, (1908-1976) and Rosemary Anne Eustace née King (1917-1978). His ...
Born Yorkshire. Graduated with and maintained a long friendship with Vera Brittain. Writer, reformer and pacifist.
Grimaldi lived at numerous addresses in the Clerkenwell area between 1794 and his death. This is the only one to have survived.
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
