Awarded the VC for his heroism on 16 September 1916, age 29, while serving in the 49th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. "When bombs were running short he ran along the parados under heavy fire, he opened fire and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy who thought they were surrounded. 62 prisoners surrendered to him; quick thinking yet conspicuous bravery. (Courcelette, France)". Freemason at: №3092, Elstree Lodge.
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John Chipman Kerr, VC
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Freemason VCs - W6 - Johnson, Kerr, Lumsden
Dudley Graham Johnson, 4 November 1918, Age 34, The South Wales Borderers, Bo...
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
P. C. Bernard
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Private John James Mortlock
John James Mortlock was born on 7 November 1883 the son of George Frederick Mortlock (1851-1918) and Esther Tarlington Mortlock née Farr (1853-1907). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial
J. Brett
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir Peter Studd
Lord Mayor in 1971. Excelled at cricket in his youth. In 1967, while Studd was Alderman Sheriff of the City of London, the 1831 London Bridge which had been sold to Arizona was installed in its n...
1 memorial
Sir Edward John Poynter
History painter. Born Paris but brought up in England. Director of the National Gallery and President of the Royal Academy. Died at his house and studio, 70 Addison Road, Kensington.
1 memorial
The Red Lion
W1, Great Windmill Street, The Red Lion public house
The plaque fails to give the year of the Second Congress - it was 1847.
4 subjects commemorated
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