Building    From 1741  To 1939

Royal Military Academy

Categories: Armed Forces, Education

Founded as an academy for the training of commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. Originally located in a converted workshop of the Royal Arsenal and so popularly known as 'The Shop'. In 1796 a new building at Woolwich Common (pictured) was designed by James Wyatt and occupied until 1939 when the Academy moved to Sandhurst. The pictured building has been converted into apartments.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Royal Military Academy

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Royal Military Academy - original plaque

The Royal Military Academy, 1720, attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Built on t...

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Royal Regiment of Artillery - replacement plaque

{Beneath the Royal Artillery badge with the motto Ubique Quo Fas et Gloria Du...

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Frederick Charles Augustus Mayger

Frederick Charles Augustus Mayger

Frederick Charles Augustus Mayger was born on 27 June 1877 the eldest of the five children of George Augustus Mayger (1855-1901) and Mary Jane Mayger née Blatchford (1858-1895). His birth was regis...

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Richard Savage, fourth Earl Rivers

Richard Savage, fourth Earl Rivers

Governor of the Tower of London, soldier who fought in Ireland for William III and notorious womanizer. Birth date uncertain. Died at home at Ealing Grove, Middlesex.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
L. Ingram

L. Ingram

Bombardier R.F.A.. Fought but did not die in WW1

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Sir William Robertson, Field Marshal

Sir William Robertson, Field Marshal

Born Lincolnshire with humble origins.  He enlisted in 1877 and rose rapidly through the ranks, not commanding troops but excelling in intellectual work such as languages and intelligence.  Died at...

Person, Armed Forces

1 memorial
W. J. D. Townsend

W. J. D. Townsend

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial