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
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Claude D. Sneath
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
G. T. Challice
R. Navy. Fought but did not die in WW1. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: George Thomas Challice was born on 9 May 1897 in Ballingdon, Sudbury, Suffolk. He was the eldest of the seve...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
French Resistance / The Maquis
French resistance fighters in WW2. 470 SOE agents were sent on sabotage missions to occupied France where they fought with networks of French resistance fighters who played an important part in the...
2 memorials
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First Test Match in England
SE11, Kennington Oval, Hobbs Gates
The "D.R. London S.E.5" is puzzling. The Oval is in the SE11 post code, not SE5. Possibly "D. R." is an organisation, based in SE5, that ...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Skipper Gandolfi and Kim Mayo
SE15, Linden Grove, Nunhead Cemetery
The wording of the Mayo plaque is a little strange. In what way could research give the Leysdown tragedy to the Friends of the Cemetery?...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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