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Department for Communities and Local Government

A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First World War. As part of this, commemorative paving stones will be laid in the birth place of Victoria Cross recipients to honour their bravery and provide a lasting legacy of local heroes within communities. A total of 628 Victoria Crosses were awarded during the First World War, of which 145 were awarded to servicemen who fought for Britain, but were born overseas."

That VC site has a map showing the location of all the paving stones. But August 2017, we see that the map is not being kept updated with all the plaques that we know about. July 2018: it's still very out of date. April 2020: we think this site has been abandoned.

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Department for Communities and Local Government

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Alan Jerrard VC

{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Lieutenant Alan Jerrard Royal F...

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Albert Mckenzie VC plaque

We thank our colleague Alan Patient for this photo.

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Alfred Drake VC

Unveiled shortly before 1 Dec 2015, probably on 23 November 2015.

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Arthur Lascelles VC

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:} Captain Arthur Lascel...

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Benjamin Geary VC

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:} Second Lieutenant, Be...

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Other Subjects

Lord Weatherill

Lord Weatherill

Trustee of The Memorial Gates Trust. Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, KStJ, PC, DL, was born on 25 November 1920, the son of Bernard Bruce Weatherill (1883-1962) and Annie Gertrude Weat...

Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Mary E. E. James

Mary E. E. James

JP. Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
David Arthur Gay

David Arthur Gay

Born Plumstead. David was a director of St John's, Smith Square Charitable Trust, 14 Oct 1997 - 27 Jan 2010. Died at St Mary’s Paddington. We are grateful to David's son, Shaun, for the information...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

An architect of Free India's Constitution and crusader for social justice. Born at Mhow in what is now Madhua Pradesh. Was in London studying at Gray's Inn and the LSE, in 1916-7, and 1922. Died...

Person, Politics & Administration, India

2 memorials
J. E. Smith

J. E. Smith

Vestry Clerk in Westminster 1893.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron

Born Holles Street, baptised at St Marylebone church in the same year. Spent the first 10 years of his life in Aberdeen with his mother. On the death of a great-uncle in 1798 he succeeded to the ti...

Person, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Greece, Scotland

11 memorials
Fawcett frieze - 52, Wilkinson

Fawcett frieze - 52, Wilkinson

SW1, Parliament Square

Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...

1 subject commemorated
Stanley R. Hudders

Stanley R. Hudders

Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Court Downs Road, Beckenham, Kent on 16 April 1941. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Fireman Stanley Richard Hudders was ...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
William Willett

William Willett

Property developer.  Born Farnham.  Died at home in Chislehurst.  Conceived the idea of Daylight Saving in 1905 and lobbied for it until his death.  It was taken up by Parliament but failed to beco...

Person, Property, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Pete Quaife

Pete Quaife

N10, Creighton Avenue, North Wing, Fortismere School

The plaque is inside the school building. The photograph was taken at the unveiling (2024: dead link).

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator