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South Eastern & Chatham Railway, 5222 men who served in WW1

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5222 men of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway served in the war including the 556 whose names are inscribed on the Victoria Station memorial. 

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South Eastern & Chatham Railway, 5222 men who served in WW1

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Victoria Station - war memorial - east

The names are grouped by department: General Office, Coaching Department, Goo...

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Chelsea Arts Club

Chelsea Arts Club

Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. At least one of these friends, Whistler, was dissatisfied with the club of which he was already a member, the Arts Club. They were ...

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1 memorial
Port of Tilbury, London

Port of Tilbury, London

As ships got bigger ports were needed further down the Thames.  In 1909 Tilbury Port became part of the Port of London Authority. Situated just upstream from Tilbury Fort.

Group, Commerce, Transport

1 memorial
African and Caribbean Armed Forces

African and Caribbean Armed Forces

After the outbreak of WWI, black recruits could be found in all branches of the British armed forces. They volunteered at recruitment centres, and were joined by West Indians, travelling at their o...

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1 memorial
25th Battalion (Cyclists)

25th Battalion (Cyclists)

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Hendon Corporation

Hendon Corporation

The Borough of Hendon was incorporate into Barnet in 1965.

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2 memorials

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Henry Montgomery Campbell, Bishop of London

Henry Montgomery Campbell, Bishop of London

Bishop of London 1956 - 61. His Wikipedia page has many examples of his sharp wit.  Died Westminster Hospital.

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1 memorial
Herbert Howells

Herbert Howells

Composer. Born Herbert Norman Howells at High Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire. He studied under Charles Stanford at the Royal College of Music and succeeded Gustav Holst as director of music at St ...

Person, Education, Music / songs

1 memorial
T. Burnitt

T. Burnitt

The Caladonian Road plaque probably refers to the Thomas Burnitt mentioned as a speaker at a meeting following the laying of the foundation stone, on 18 May 1865, for the new Camden Town Primitive ...

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1 memorial
Harrow rail crash

Harrow rail crash

A rare three-train crash which resulted in the death of 112 people and more than 300 injured. Contributory factors: a foggy morning rush hour; one train unusually full due to a previous cancellatio...

Event, Tragedy

3 memorials
Middlesex Guildhall war memorial

Middlesex Guildhall war memorial

SW1, Little George Street, Supreme Court

This is a classy plaque, very of its time. From Fanny Cornforth we learn that the text "death has...." is written by Henry Wilson and is...

War dead | WW1
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