William Henry John Pyne was born on 27 July 1908 in Bethnal Green, London, a son of William Pyne (1880-1969) and Amelia Jane Pyne née Russell (1884-1966). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarte...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW2

1 memorial

Lieutenant Nicholas Taylor, R.N.

Nicholas Taylor was born on 28 May 1949 in Lynton, Devon, the eldest of the three children of Henry Thomas Taylor (1913-1992) and Edith Peggy Taylor née Colvin (1921-1990). His birth was registered...

Person, Armed Forces, South America

War dead, Other war

2 memorials

Walter Clopton Wingfield

Born at Rhysnant Hall, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Served in the 1st Dragoon Guards, and saw action in China and India. In the late 1860s he began experimenting with an outdoor version of real tennis. ...

Person, Armed Forces, Food & Drink, Sport / Games, China/Hong Kong, India, Wales

1 memorial

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Metropolitan Board of Works

Responsible for managing London's infrastructure, such as roads, sewage, etc. Replaced by the London County Council.

Group, Politics & Administration

4 memorials

G .J. Pledger

Person

War dead, WW1

1 memorial

Raleigh Memorial Chapel

N16, Albion Grove, Trinitarian Spiritual Baptist Church

Raleigh had died in the April preceding the laying of this stone.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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Tony Hancock

Comedy actor. Otherwise known as Anthony Aloysius St. John Hancock, of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. Born in Birmingham as Anthony John Hancock. He was a major figure in British television and...

Person, Humour, TV & Radio, Australia

6 memorials

William Edward Trent

Architect. Articled to Henry Poston. Later he specialised in cinema design.

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial