See Norwegian Government-in-exile.
This gratitude is made manifest each Christmas, since 1947, in the arrival of the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, a gift from Norway.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Norwegian gratitude for support in WW2
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Norwegian WW2 gratitude
A large piece of pre-Cambrian granite mounted on three smaller stones, which ...
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St Olave Church, Tooley Street
Founded in the eleventh century in memory of St Olaf. The original building, shown in this 1647 drawing by Wenceslaus Hollar, survived until 1734 and was then rebuilt to the designs of Henry Flitcr...
2 memorials
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
Born in Stockholm to the crown prince of Sweden and Norway. Became king Oscar II of Sweden and Norway on the death of his brother on 18 September 1872. The union between the two countries failed in...
1 memorial
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
Harald: Born Norway, son of King Olav V. King of Norway since 1991. Sonia: Born in Oslo as Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937, a commoner. They married in 1968.
1 memorial
Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. Our Norwegian consultant, Johanne Elster Hanson, says that "Grieg adored England and spent many periods of his life here. He...
1 memorial
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Institute of Marine Engineers
It describes itself as the international professional body and learned society for all marine professionals. In 1999 it became the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
1 memorial
Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon
Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter. Accused of Catholic loyalties when this was not in favour. Executed by decapitation with a sword on Tower Hill. We have taken his dates from t...
1 memorial
1 memorial
St John Ambulance - Bostock 1
TW11, Park Road
The bronze plaque is on the left of the entrance porch, the black one on the right. From Bostock's obituary we read: "He also gave a plo...
2 subjects commemorated
The Wind in the Willows
Written by Kenneth Grahame, much of it based on a series of letters to he wrote to his son. First published October 1908.
1 memorial