Group    From 1891 

Japan Society in Britain

Categories: Community / Clubs

Countries: Japan

From the picture source: "The Japan Society is the leading  independent body in the United Kingdom dedicated to the enhancement of the British-Japanese relationship. With a history stretching back to 1891, its members are committed to promoting deep and lasting understanding between our two countries."

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Japan Society in Britain

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Japanese Garden - Holland Park

Another plaque, further along the path reads: The Empress and I, as well as s...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Japan Society in Britain

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Japanese students at UCL

The monument is made of fine-grained gabbro, polished to a black, mirror-like...

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George Arthur Roberts

George Arthur Roberts

Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...

Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey

War served, WW2
1 memorial
The Island

The Island

This 1870 map shows that the land between Stoke Newington Common and Hackney Downs, to the east of where the railway was to be built, was entirely undeveloped and occupied by three large areas, eac...

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Assoc. Abruzzo-Molise, G.B.

Assoc. Abruzzo-Molise, G.B.

The nearest match we can find is "The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society of the Washington, D.C. Area" but it's unlikely that they installed the Tosti plaque in London.

Group, Community / Clubs, Italy

1 memorial
The Westcombe Society

The Westcombe Society

'A fully independent amenity group which aims to forge links within the community to make the area a better place for all who live and work there'.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Henry Herbert Gwynn

Henry Herbert Gwynn

Henry Herbert Gwynn is 3rd from the right of the nine boys standing in the photograph of the scout troop. He was born in 1899 in Newington, Walworth, Surrey, the youngest of the six children of Ja...

Person, Children, Community / Clubs, Tragedy

2 memorials