Marshal of the RAF. Born Hungerford. Served in WWI first as a motorcycle despatch rider and then joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a pilot. Promoted rapidly and well-decorated. Chief of the Air Staff, 1940 - 1945, he went with Churchill to the major conferences. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force in 1944. One of the architects of victory in the WW2. Died near Chichester.
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Lord Charles Portal
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
H. A. Napper
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
C. Tidy
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Raymond Gale Fusch
Raymond Gale Fusch was born as Raymond Gale Fuchs on 12 August 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, the son of Francis Xavier Fuchs (1890-1968) and Ermilie Fuchs née Pettingale (1891-1976). Accordin...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Dudley Graham Johnson, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 4 November 1918, age 34, while serving in the South Wales Borderers. "During repeated attempts to cross the Sambre Canal his conduct was a fine example of great va...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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James Lind
Born Edinburgh. Specialised in medical treatment for the navy and in treating scurvy.Not to be confused with another Scots medical John Lind, born 20 years later.
1 memorial
Marshall Amplification
A company that specialises in the design and manufacture of music amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Founded by Jim Marshall, and now based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. See Jim Marshall for how the ...
2 memorials
Tom Ossel memorial garden
W4, Heathfield Gardens, Chiswick Fire Station
The garden includes a distorting mirror for short people.
1 subject commemorated
Frank Matcham - N8
N8, Haslemere Road, 10
Plaque unveiled by the husband and wife actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Sir James Michael Yorrick Oliver
James Michael Yorrick Oliver was born on 13 July 1940, his birth being registered in the 3rd quarter of 1940 in the Worthing Registration District, Sussex (now West Sussex). His mother's maiden nam...
Person, Liveries & Guilds, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
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