Place    From 1914  To 1918

H.M.S. Victory VI

Categories: Armed Forces, Education

Place

During WW1 Crystal Palace was used as a training establishment for the Royal Navy. It was officially known as H.M.S. Victory VI, and informally as HMS Crystal Palace. 125,000 officers and men were trained here.

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H.M.S. Victory VI

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HMS Crystal Palace

This trophy was originally placed on the old quarter-deck (presumably constru...

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Vernon Boehle

Vernon Boehle

Major Vernon A. Boehle was born on 26 May 1915 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA, the second of the three sons of Arthur Anthony Boehle (1891-1971) and Elizabeth C. Boehle née Miller (18...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial
Gunner John Barnes

Gunner John Barnes

John Barnes was born in 1896, one of at least five children of John and Ethel Maria Barnes. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1896 in the Marylebone registration district, London. In ...

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Wandsworth Fire Station

Wandsworth Fire Station

The display stand that forms part of the memorial contains a picture of this building shortly after the fire, but the glazing makes it difficult to photograph so we are using a picture of the build...

Building, Armed Forces, Tragedy

2 memorials
Gulf War

Gulf War

47 UK military died in Iraq during this war.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Iraq

1 memorial
Normandy Landings / D-Day

Normandy Landings / D-Day

The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actua...

Event, Armed Forces, France, USA

23 memorials