Naval officer and arctic explorer. Born Bath. The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole." Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died at Ems, Germany, where he had gone for medical treatment.
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Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Ernest Joseph Nessling was born on 31 August 1887 in Marylebone, Middlesex (now Greater London), the youngest of the four children of Lewes Charles Nessling (1852-1895) and Maria Nessling, née Cole...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
William James Creswick was born on 26 August 1881 in Southwark, Surrey (now Greater London), the eldest of the nine children of William Creswick (1859-1904) and Ada Creswick née Camm (1861-1946). T...
Albert Edward Lambert was born on 13 March 1897 in Hoxton, London, a son of William and Emma Lambert. On 31 March 1897 he was baptised at St Clement's Church, Lever Street, Islington, London, whe...
The text actually reads "Men, women and children of the borough who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War II 1939-1945 and thereafter on active service". We find this form of w...
2 October 2014: The plaque was restored but we have kept our picture so you can see what it used to look like.
We first photographed this memorial some time ago when it was in a very bad condition. It has since been completely renovated, but there ...
Soldier. Born Frederick Henry Johnson in Streatham. In an attack on Hill 70 in the Battle of Loos on 25th September, 1915, he was with a section of his company of the Royal Engineers. Although woun...
The Gamages/Benetfink plaque was brought to our attention by this post at A London Inheritance. In our photo you can see a path leading ...
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