This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Fireman Edward George Pepper
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Surrey Theatre WW2 bomb
{Symbols for: LFB, AFS London, AFS Mitcham} In memory of eleven London Auxili...
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J. E. Bowes
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
Mark Breslau
Member of the ARP/Civil Defence Services - auxiliary ambulance driver. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Mark Breslau's birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1920 in Poplar. He ...
London Salvage Corps
The London Salvage Corps was set up after the Tooley Street Fire of 1861. Their job was to rescue valuables from fire, protect goods from damage by water, etc. to minimise the claims submitted to ...
George Sidney Pasco
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1916-1937. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
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Admiral, Sir John Colpoys, GCB
Naval officer. While attempting to control the 1797 Spithead mutiny, Colpoys ordered the shooting of his own crew thus causing the death of several men (we can't find an exact number). Not surpri...
The Potteries and the Piggeries
A notorious Victorian slum in Kensington. From the late 18th century this was an area where bricks were made to supply nearby construction sites. As London was developed agricultural activities w...
Kingerlee and Sons
Builders. An unusual name, so we are assuming that this is the company founded by Thomas Henry Kingerlee, a plumber from Banbury. He moved to Oxford where he established a thriving business, undert...
Sir Isaac Newton
Born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, on Christmas day, according to the calendar in use at the time. Died in Kensington (where he had gone in search of country air). The exact dates of birth and dea...
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