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Polish gratitude for British sacrifice in WW2

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Polish gratitude for British sacrifice in WW2

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Chopin statue

The statue is said to contain an urn with earth from Chopin's birthplace in P...

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Fredda Brilliant

Fredda Brilliant

Polish actor and sculptor. 1924 emigrated with her parents to Australia. Moved to New York and then while in Moscow in 1935 married Herbert Marshall and changed her name to his.  1937 they moved to...

Person, Cinema, Sculpture, Theatre, Australia, Poland

1 memorial
Yaakov Springer

Yaakov Springer

Weightlifting coach and wrestler. Also known as Yakov, he was born in Poland. During WW2 he took part in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Along with ten other team members, he was murdered by Palestinia...

Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland

1 memorial
Marta Krawiec

Marta Krawiec

Dr Krawiec was killed by a left-turning HGV at the junction with Theobald’s Road and Southampton Row. She was aged 41 and worked as a paediatrician and and allergy expert at a clinic in Clapham and...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy, Poland

1 memorial
ORP Jastrząb

ORP Jastrząb

Former Submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Poland

1 memorial
Arpad Weisz

Arpad Weisz

Weisz, Árpád. Footballer. Born in Solt, Hungary. As well as Hungary, he also played for Czechoslovakia and Italy. He was part of the Hungarian squad in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A serious ...

Person, Execution, Sport / Games, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, Poland

1 memorial

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Christopher Hugh Forsythe

Christopher Hugh Forsythe

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Christopher Hugh Forsythe was born on 19 October 1956 in Lambeth, the son of Hugh Forsythe and Catherine F...

Person, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial
W.E.H. Lecky

W.E.H. Lecky

SW7, Onslow Gardens, 38

London County Council W.E.H. Lecky, 1838-1903, historian and essayist lived and died here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
John Rae

John Rae

W14, Lower Addison Gardens, 4

Plaque unveiled by Ray Mears.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
John Alexander Mackenzie

John Alexander Mackenzie

First Honorary Secretary of Charlton Athletic F.C.. Born in Dundee and known as Jim. He joined the Merchant Navy and was killed when his ship 'The Heron' was torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay. The pho...

Person, Sport / Games, Scotland

War dead non-military, WW1
1 memorial