Novelist and officer in Royal Navy where he was a bit of a hero, rescuing men from drowning, etc. Born Catherine Court, Tower Hill or Great George Street, Westminster, depending on source. Entere...

Person, Armed Forces, Literature

3 memorials

Actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer with professional name Stephen Fry. Born on 24 August 1957, the second of the three children of Alan John Fry (1930-2019) and Marianne Ev...

Person, Cinema, Humour, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio

3 memorials

J. W. Sanders, FRCS

Corps Surgeon in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1890.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

Roman numerals at Christies

SW1, King Street, 5

Having been walked on for many decades the plaque is very worn but with David Hopkins' help we believe we now have it transcribed correct...

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Major General Charles George Gordon

Army officer. Made his military reputation in China. Achieved lasting fame through his death at the siege of Khartoum. His name, and his marching band (which performs annually at the Whitehall sta...

Person, Armed Forces, China/Hong Kong, Sudan

4 memorials