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, WW2
1 memorial
G. H. A. Stevenson
R. Navy and 4th Leicester Regt. Fought but did not die in WW1
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. G. Stockwell
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Walter Reed
American army surgeon prominent in proving that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. Born Belroi, Virginia. Died Washington.
1 memorial
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A. Yeatman & Sons
Funeral directors based in West Norwood mostly known for monumental masonry, taken over by Smiths of Southwark. The picture source website has an interesting page about the history of their busine...
1 memorial
850th anniversary
EC1, Cloth Fair, St Bartholomew the Great graveyard
The millennium tree (in 2008 still a sapling) is in front of the half-timbered wall. The two yews commemorating the 850th anniversary are...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Mel Morris Jones
The picture shows "Mel Morris Jones and Harry Brockway checking for level" but we don't know which is which, and we have to admit, it's not a good picture of either.
1 memorial
Lopping Hall - High Road
IG10, High Road, 189
Lopping Hall stretches between the High Street and Station Road, where there is a foundation stone. See there for more information about ...
1 creator
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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