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...
Other Subjects
G. C. Gosling
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Wilfred H. Sneath
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Second Lieutenant Crispin Asahel De Pass
Crispin Asahel De Pass was born on 1 June 1893 in Finchley, Middlesex (now Greater London), the third of the five children of Alfred Aaron De Pass (1861-1952) and Ethel Phoebe De Pass née Salaman (...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
British Navy, officers & men who lost lives in submarines, WW1&2
The British Navy is known as the Senior Service because it is the oldest of the British armed services (not because it was named after the cigarettes).
1 memorial
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Charles Cruft
N5, Highbury Grove, Ashurst Lodge
Ashurst Lodge (number 12) was demolished in 1965 to make way for Highbury Grove School.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
PP - 4S - Bannister
EC1, Edward Street
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
R. Wynn Owen
Reginald Wynn Owen was born in Wales. Worked for the London and North Western Railway. Our photo comes from an excellent family history website. Visit there for more info on Owen.
1 memorial
Globe Theatre - W1
The theatre opened on 27th December, 1906 as The Hicks Theatre. It was built and named for the actor-manager and playwright Seymour Hicks. It came under new management in 1909 and was renamed as Th...
1 memorial
Jerome K. Jerome - SW1
SW1, Chelsea Bridge Road, 91-94 Chelsea Gardens
Jerome K Jerome, 1859 - 1927, author, wrote 'Three Men in a Boat' while living here at flat 104. English Heritage
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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