Group    From 1939  To 1945

People of London

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People of London

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People of London - small plaque

This memorial, subscribed by readers of the Evening Standard, is dedicated to...

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People of London - St Paul's

Cut from a single block of Irish limestone. The quote was used by Churchill b...

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St james's Garden - people of London - stone

In a 1946 British Pathe news film one sees that the Garden of Remembrance was...

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St james's Garden - people of London - wood

The garden on this bomb-damaged site was given by the late Viscount Southwood...

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Royal Naval Division members who died in WW1

Royal Naval Division members who died in WW1

Officers and other ranks of the Royal Naval Division who gave their lives for their country.

Group

1 memorial
Wilkinson Sword Company

Wilkinson Sword Company

The company was founded as a manufacturer of guns made in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, by Henry Nock in London when he opened premises in Ludgate Hill. 1804, James Nock was appointed Gun Maker to...

Group, Commerce, Industry

1 memorial
Bedford Charity

Bedford Charity

Created by a gift of land by Sir William Harpur to the corporation of Bedford. A merchant from Bedford he had come to London and done so well that he was Lord Mayor in 1561. The following year he p...

Group, Education

1 memorial
6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

The 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was raised in 1941 in Caterham, Surrey. In June 1942 it set sail from Liverpool to Syria where it became part of 201st Guards Brigade. It had to guard the borde...

Group, Armed Forces, Africa, Italy, Syria

1 memorial

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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on where she was brought up see Byron Statue. When she was 10 her father became King George VI (on the abdication of his brot...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

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