Former Cruiser in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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ORP Conrad
Commemorated ati
Polish Navy WW2 Headquarters
{Beneath the insignia of the Polish Navy:} This building housed the headquart...
Other Subjects
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant Edward Ernest Grimwade
Edward Ernest Grimwade was born on 16 December 1885 in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, the third of the four children of Sidney Richard Grimwade (1854-1934) and Minnie Ellen Grimwade née Thompson (18...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Captain Frederick Marryat
Novelist and officer in Royal Navy where he was a bit of a hero, rescuing men from drowning, etc. Born Catherine Court, Tower Hill or Great George Street, Westminster, depending on source. Entere...
3 memorials
Able Seaman Thomas Arthur Gautrey
Thomas Arthur Gautrey was born on 11 January 1881 in Holborn, Middlesex (now Greater London), the third of the ten children of John James Gautrey (1847-1902) and Emily Gautrey née Rayman (b. circa ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Admiral Robert Blake
Admiral. The date given is his baptism, in Bridgwater, Somerset where there is now a museum and a statue. First fought for Cromwell in the army and was then appointed "General at Sea". 1652-3 he wa...
3 memorials
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Giltspur Street compter
EC1, Giltspur Street
Discovering London took great delight in proving that the "cells" in the pub next door, the Viaduct, are, contrary to urban myth, nothing...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
J. Buteux Skeggs
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: James Buteux Skeggs was born in 1860 in Shoreditch, the son of James William Skeggs and Sarah Ann Skeggs née Buteux. His father was a ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
King Charles III
One-time patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of W...
27 memorials
1 memorial
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