From Exploring East London: "During World War II the college was used by the armed forces for providing technical training for personnel; first by the RAF in 1940, then by the army in 1941 and then by the navy in 1942, at which time it was reclassified as a ship and called HMS Shrapnel."
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HMS Shrapnel
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Waltham Forest College military trainees
This plaque commemorates the thousands of service men and women who trained i...
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Sapper Samuel James Charman
Samuel James Charman was born in Beckenham, Kent, one of the nine children of David Charman (1838-1912) and Sarah Charman née Wilson (184-1920), whose birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 189...
George Alfred Brown
Group Captain George Alfred Brown, DFC, was born 6 July 1912 in India and our Picture source gives details of his career in the Royal Air Force. This confirms that he was one of the 2,937 airmen wh...
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Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator. Born at West Croydon. An epilepsy sufferer, she was housebound for most of her youth. In this time she showed a talent for drawing, and the first of her many books 'Flower Fairies of t...
Duffield Sluice
SE16, Bermondsey Wall East
The 1830 map has the Duffield Sluice marked on the river bank just to the north-west of this building, where there is now a patch of gree...
Church of Christ Scientist - SW1
SW1, Sloane Terrace, 5, Cadogan Hall
The two dates indicate the beginning and end of construction, often marked with two different stones, but here they've just added some te...
Colyer-Fergusson - W1
W1, Fitzhardinge Street, Orchard Court
There must be many men who were awarded the VC, posthumously or not, whose birthplaces are not marked with a plaque. Why this one? His fa...
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