Built to the order of the Master-General of the Ordnance. Up to 1844 security at Royal Arsenal was provided by the Royal Artillery. Guard duties were then shared with ;the Metropolitan Police who took full responsibility in 1861. In 1927 the War Department Constabulary, now the Ministry of Defence Police, took over.
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Royal Arsenal Main Guardhouse
The Main Guardhouse, 1788. Built to the order of the Master-General of the O...
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 ...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 20 November 1914, age 29, while serving in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. "As a stretcher bearer he spent the day rescuing many comrades, during this actio...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 16 August 1917, age 27, while serving in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. "In spite of heavy fire from a blockhouse, he pressed on towards its entrance, threaten...
London Borough. Formed under the London Government Act of 1963 from the municipal boroughs of Bexley and Erith, Crayford Urban District and part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District.
A Commissioner for the 1892 Westminster Public Library.
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