Aged 36, was shot dead after entering the house in Cutler Street where robbers were trying to break into the jewellers behind.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sgt Robert Bentley
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Houndsditch murders
Two other officers were crippled for life. The plaque does not mention the Si...
Other Subjects
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Reuben Norman
Member of the ARP/Civil Defence Services - auxiliary ambulance driver. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Reuben Norman was born in 1920. He married his wife, Frances, and they had on...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Colonel Sir Neil Gordon Thorne OBE
Trustee of The Memorial Gates Trust. In addition to our Picture Source and his Wikipedia page, our research shows that Colonel Sir Neil Gordon Thorne, OBE, TD, DL, was born on 8 August 1932 the so...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Joan Mary Ridd
Auxiliary Fire Servicewoman killed in the air raid on Ricardo Street School. ScarletBoy has a page of information about Ridd.
War dead non-military, WW2
2 memorials
William C. Plant
Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Old Palace School, Bow, E3 on 20 April 1941. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Auxiliary Fireman William Charles Plant was bor...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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Normansfield Asylum
See Lost Hospitals of London for an excellent history of this hospital. Briefly: The White House, a mansion with 5 acres of grounds, was built in 1866. Dr Langdon Down and his wife Mary bought it ...
1 memorial
Eric Kennington
Artist and sculptor. Born Chelsea. Served on the Western Front in WW1 and was invalided out in June 1915.
1 memorial
Francis Whiting
Over a few years this fountain has led us on a merry dance, trying to identify who it commemorates. We thought we’d solved the puzzle but recently Nicholas Long (see below) wrote with a new lead. ...
1 memorial
Lord Reith - SW1
SW1, Barton Street, 6
The plaque is located on the side of the building in Cowley Street. 2024: The Daily Mail reports that the house is for sale, with lots o...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Terry-Thomas
Comic actor, born as Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Finchley, Middlesex. He performed with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War II and went on to work on radio and ...
1 memorial