Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two companies, each 100 men strong were raised at Woolwich. It now comprises twelve regiments, plus four regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and six regiments of the Territorial Army.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
Bronze statue depicts War being controlled by Peace. Unveiled by the Duke of ...
The gun on top of the monument is a BL 9.2 inch Howitzer Mk I, carved in ston...
Royal Garrison Church of St. George, destroyed by flying bomb on 13th July 19...
{Beneath the Royal Artillery badge with the motto Ubique Quo Fas et Gloria Du...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Born Archibald Davis Dawnay. Mayor of Wandsworth 1908 - his death in 1919. We can find nothing about the man but here's some information about his company, from the magnificent Grace's Guide, in 19...
Qualified as surveyor and then as a lawyer. Public spirited and worked with the Claremont Central Mission (we think this was a nationwide religious charitable organisation working with young peopl...
Football manager. He founded Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, and was nicknamed 'Pa', because of his paternalistic attitude to his team players, and, we're only guessing, perhaps the players found "Lo...
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. Labour MP for Mile End 1923-31. Born in Australia as John Rennie but was adopted by his uncle, Captain John Scurr, and brought to London...
Samuel Morris was Mayor of Doncaster in 1920-21 and 1936-37, with his wife, Anna, as the Mayoress each time. We found this at Commercial Motor Archive, 11 March 1938: "The haulage industry has an...
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