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National Service Veterans Association

Categories: Armed Forces

The Chairman of this organisation, Mr Homer,  served in the Royal Army Service Corps 1958 - 60. He wants to get plaques in county towns and towns of military importance. There are currently {July 2023} seven such plaques in the UK. Confined to a wheelchair he raised funds with a sponsored plaque-a-thon.

As well as the 2 we have found ourselves, we quickly found a few others online: Bristol, Fareham and Truro. The plaques are not uniform (sorry) either in design or in the words. Though the ones we've seen are consistent in  excluding the women who were conscripted.

The organisation has a rather minimal website but with an animated home page.

Source: BBC.

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National Service - Southwark

National Service This plaque is in recognition by Southwark Council and the P...

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Issy Smith, VC

Issy Smith, VC

Born Ishroulch Shmeilowitz (other spellings are available), to parents residing in Egypt, Smith travelled to Britain as a child stowaway, grew up in Manchester and first volunteered to serve in the...

Person, Armed Forces, Australia, Egypt

War served, WW1
2 memorials
Pilot Officer David Edward Somerville Hawkins

Pilot Officer David Edward Somerville Hawkins

David Edward Somerville Hawkins was born on 7 January 1916 the youngest of the three children of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) and Lady Elizabeth Somerville Hawkins née Sheldon (1882-1946). ...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Walter Moss

Walter Moss

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
R. C. Essery

R. C. Essery

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial