Awarded the VC for his heroism on 25-26 August 1914, age 27, while serving in the Coldstream Guards. "Positioned in a farm yard, enemy fire ignited a straw stack. Under heavy fire he put out the blaze. Subsequently, although wounded in the head, he continued to fight showing conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. (Landrecies and Villers-Cotterêts, France)". Freemason at: №119, Sun, Square and Compasses Lodge.
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George Harry Wyatt, VC
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Freemason VCs - Z6 - Willis, Wood, Wyatt
Richard Raymond Willis, 25 April 1915, Age 38, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Lodg...
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War dead, WW1
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War dead, WW1
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Rifleman John Sidney Alldred
John Sidney Alldred was born on 6 September 1886, one of the four children of Charles Alldred (1856-1947) and Mary Ann Alldred née Brinn (1859-1947). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Private Arthur Henry Tyler
Arthur Henry Tyler was born on 27 February 1896, the fifth of the seven children of Frederick Elihu Tyler (1864-1930) and Mary Elizabeth Tyler née Arscott (1861-1906). His birth was registered in t...
War dead, WW1
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Serjeant Henry John Burns
Henry John Burns was born on 3 July 1896 in Paddington, London, the son of Henry Thomas Burns (1860-1913) and Ada Alice Burns née Carey (1872-1920). The birth of Henry Burns was registered in the 3...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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The Worshipful Company of Loriners
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Mark Gertler
Painter. Born 16 Gun Street, Spitalfields. As a baby he returned with his family to their native Galicia (Austria-Poland) but after a few years they came back to London's East End where his artist...
4 memorials
Robert Ferrier
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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Maureen Davies and the wild women of Wapping
Ran a vigorous campaign in the 1980s. Set up the Turk's Head Company, a charity to improve local life, bought the derelict building from the Council and restored it. From the picture source: " It...
1 memorial
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