Netherlands Merchant Navy
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Stoker A. Gilmmerveen
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park war memorial
The tablets are numbered with roman numerals: I - XVI. Panels 1-10 carry 198...
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Henry, Earl of Romney
Politician and army officer. Born Henry Sidney (or Sydney) in Paris. Entered parliament in 1679 and was one of the group known as 'The Immortal Seven', who invited William of Orange to take the thr...
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Brabant weavers
The Brabant describes a part of the low countries to the east of Flanders. Weavers had come to England from the Brabant and Flanders during the 12th century.
Pieter Verbruggen
Gun-founder. Son of Jan Verbruggen. The picture shows the second machine built by the Verbruggens.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
She had a busy time on her visit to England in June 1989 to help us celebrate the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the crowning of William of Orange in 1689. We've found 1 memorial she unveiled on ...
Battle of Arnhem
In WW2, during Operation Market Garden, the British 1st Airborne Division and the Poish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were given the task of securing the bridge at Arnhem. They were parachuted ...
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Rosina Kirby
Rosina H. Higgins was born in 1920, the third of the four children of Lawrence Henry Higgins (1885-1937) and Lillian Elizabeth Higgins née Wyatt (1886-1944). Her birth was registered in the 3rd qua...
Disraeli statue
SW1, Parliament Square
Unveiled exactly two years after his death, this statue was central to the foundation of the Primrose League, an organisation formed to p...
Alec E. Glassey
Politician. Born Yorkshire as Alec Ewart Glassey. Wikipedia explains: "Glassey was an important figure in the Congregational Church. He was Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wale...
Lilian Baylis, C.H.
Theatrical producer and manager. Born 19 Nottingham Street, Marylebone, Niece of Emma Cons. Managed the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells. Ran other companies which later became: The English National Oper...
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