Awarded the VC for his heroism on 30 November 1917, age 41, while serving in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). "Most conspicuous bravery, initiative and determination. When brigade HQ was captured he escaped, organised a counter attack and retook the position. Then with a revolver in each hand he attacked a machine gun, killing the crew of eight. (Masnières, France)". Freemason at: №2523, Roll Call Lodge.
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Robert Gee, VC
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Freemason VCs - W3 - Gee, Gort, Gosling, Grimbaldeston
Robert Gee, 30 November 1917, Age 41, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Reg...
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Major William Napier, M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.I.
William Napier was born in 1893 in Down, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), one of the nine children of Alexander Napier (1855-1934) and Hester Mary Napier née Maxwell (1863-1920). In th...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
F. W. Powers
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Flight Lieutenant Richard Carew Reynell
Pilot. Born at Reynella, South Australia. He came to England in 1929 (or 1921, see below) and studied at Oxford. He became a test pilot for Hawker's and in 1940 was attached to 43 Squadron. On the ...
1 memorial
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Bernard Sunley
W1, Berkeley Square, 24
City of Westminster Bernard Sunley, 1910 - 1964, contractor and philanthropist, lived and worked here, 1941 - 1958.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
BBC School Radio
The first broadcast was made by Sir Walford Davies, professor of music at Gresham College and was only available in the London area. Nationwide broadcasting started in 1927. The service came into p...
1 memorial
Spandau Ballet
First performed at the Blitz Club on 5 December 1979.Wikipedia informs: "'Spandau Ballet' was slang used by Allied troops in the trenches in the First World War referring to the twitching of the co...
1 memorial
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
South African War
N5, Highbury Fields
We are told by the people at The Register of the Anglo-Boer War that this war actually ended on 31 May 1902. The memorial gives 1903 as t...
War dead | Other war
111 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
111 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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