Army officer. Born Kent. The family moved to Greenwich around 1738 and James Wolfe continue to live there. Victorious in the 1759 Battle of Quebec, against the French. Killed in the battle. Buried in the crypt of St Alfrege church, Greenwich.
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General James Wolfe
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General Wolfe statue
{On the pock-marked back of the plinth:} This monument, the gift of the Canad...
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Tom Fletcher Mayson, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 31 July 1917, aged 23, while serving in the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). "№1309 Twice leading a charge against machine gun posts and putting them out of ...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Major Cyril Martin, GC
Soldier. Born Cyril Arthur Joseph Martin in Derby. He served with the Royal Garrison Artillery and then with the Corps of Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Squad. In Battersea on 17/18th January 1943,...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Wandsworth Fire Service Old Comrades Association
Admittedly the badge is for an overseas contingent rather than Wandsworth but it's lovely, and the source website gives: "In 1938 the Auxiliary Fire Service was formed. The formation of the NFS wou...
2 memorials
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GPO architectural sculpture
EC4, King William Street, Post Office Court
Immediately north of this panel are 7 other similar architectural panels relating to the Bankers Clearing House which was also on this site.
1 subject commemorated
Alfred the Great - Lewisham
SE13, Lewisham High Street, 199 - 201, Lewisham Library
The dates on the plaque differ from those usually given: date of birth varies but date of death is normally given as 26 October 899. We c...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
1 memorial
John Arnold
Watchmaker and inventor. Probably born in Bodmin, Cornwall (his birth year is approximate). After being apprenticed to his clockmaker father, he worked in the Netherlands. He was the first to desig...
1 memorial
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