German ambassador from 1932 to 1936. Well-liked by British politicians but his relationship with Hitler was not good. Hitler was probably close to recalling him but he died in office, aged 55. Unlike his dog he died of natural causes (heart failure). He was given a full diplomatic funeral with a 19-gun salute in St James's Park. The picture is from a video of von Hoesch's funeral procession. As the swastikaed coffin was carried by Grenadier Guards along the Mall the terrace outside the Embassy was crowded with von Hoesch's staff giving the Nazi salute.
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Leopold von Hoesch
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Giro & von Hoesch
"Giro", Ein treuer begleiter! London im februar 1934, Hoesch {a true compani...
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Guiseppe Pinelli
Anarchist. Born Milan, Italy. Worked as a railroad fitter. One of a number of anarchists who were taken in for questioning following a bomb that went off in Milan killing 17 people. Pinelli was see...
1 memorial
Woodrow Wilson
President of the USA 1913 - 1921. the photo shows him at Buckingham Palace on his 1918 visit. Left to right: Mrs Wilson, Queen Mary, President Wilson, King George V, Princess Mary. For a list of...
1 memorial
Claudius George Algar
Claudius George Algar was the elder child of Walter Algar (b.1830) and Mary Algar née Randleson (b.1828). He was born in Heybridge, Essex and his birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1860 in ...
1 memorial
John Howard
Prime Minister of Australia. Born Sydney, Australia.
1 memorial
Southwark Trades Council
From the website: "Each London borough is served by a trade union council (also known as a trades council or TUC). They are registered by the Trades Union Congress. They are organisations consistin...
Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
1 memorial
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Dunkirk Evacuation
In May 1940, British, French and Belgian troops were cut off on the French coast by German forces and faced death or capture. A hastily assembled fleet of 850 'little ships', code-named 'Operation ...
3 memorials
Brass Crosby
Born Stockton-on-Tees. 'Brass' was his mother's family name. Lord Mayor of London. Lived in Essex Street. The obelisk at St George's Circus names Crosby since it was during his mayoralty that the n...
2 memorials
Laurence Pountney Church
EC4, Laurence Pountney Hill
Site of Laurence Pountney Church and Corpus Christi College. Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666. The Corporation of the City of London
2 subjects commemorated,
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Warrington Hotel - Handel bust
W9, Randolph Avenue, Warrington Hotel
The busts are on the Randolph Avenue elevation, at first floor level. We've numbered them left to right. The listing text mentions the bu...
1 subject commemorated
Cyclist deaths
Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in 2009 on roads in Britain. Many of these deaths are avoidable. Many of the drivers o...
49 memorials
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