Person    | Male  Born 1791  Died 1858

Sir William Reid

Sir William Reid

A member of the Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition 1851.

Born Kinglassie, Fifeshire. Soldier, Fellow of the Royal Society (of Science) and Governor of Bermuda, Barbados & Malta.

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Sir William Reid

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Great Exhibition and Prince Albert

Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...

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A. E. Walters

A. E. Walters

Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.

Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
James Palmer Huffam, VC

James Palmer Huffam, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 31 August 1918, age 21, while serving in the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment). "Twice he attacked machine gun posts, putting the first out of action and...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
General James  Wolfe

General James Wolfe

Army officer.  Born Kent.  The family moved to Greenwich around 1738 and James Wolfe continue to live there.  Victorious in the 1759 Battle of Quebec, against the French.  Killed in the battle.   B...

Person, Armed Forces, Canada

1 memorial
Bengal Engineers

Bengal Engineers

Part of the force commanded by Havelock.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Royal Naval Dockyard / Royal Victoria Dockyard

Royal Naval Dockyard / Royal Victoria Dockyard

An information board “Docklands Heritage – Deptford River Walk” gives a good introduction to the area so we have transcribed it. “For at least five centuries Deptford’s history was bound up with t...

Place, Armed Forces

3 memorials