Building    From 1939  To 1946

No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room

Categories: Armed Forces

 It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the south-east was coordinated during the Battle of Britain and throughout WW2. It's now a museum and well worth a visit.

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No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room

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11 Group Operations Room

Unveiled by Lord Dowding.

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Rifleman Willie Milham

Rifleman Willie Milham

Willie Milham was born on 15 June 1889 in Paddington, London one of the seven children of George James Milham (c.1853-1906) and Emma Milham née Wilson (1853-1928). His birth was registered in the 3...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. A. Gray, MC

H. A. Gray, MC

Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. R. Brand

J. R. Brand

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

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
G. R. Simmons

G. R. Simmons

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
William Burman, VC

William Burman, VC

Soldier. Born William Francis Burman. As a sergeant in the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) he fought in the battle of the Menin Road Ridge. near Ypres in Belgium. His company was held up by a ...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial

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Frieze of Parnassus - Roubiliac

Frieze of Parnassus - Roubiliac

SW7, Kensington Road

The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Jacob Holstein

Jacob Holstein

WC1, Coram's Fields

Reading top down the plaques are: Holstein, Harvey, "Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund".

1 subject commemorated
Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett

Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett

SW7, Cornwall Gardens, 95, Braemar Mansions - Flat 5

English Heritage Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, 1884-1969, novelist, lived here, 1934-1969.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Metropolis Chapel Building Fund Association

Metropolis Chapel Building Fund Association

Established under the leadership of Alexander M'Aulay to ‘promote the erection of commodious chapels in suitable situations in and around the metropolis, to assist in the enlargement of existing ch...

Group, Philanthropy, Property, Religion

1 memorial