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Surrey Yeomanry

Categories: Armed Forces

Unit of the British army. First formed as volunteer cavalry and reformed in 1901. It saw action in both world wars. It is maintained today by 2 (Surrey Yeomanry) Field Troop, 579 Field Squadron (EOD), part of 101 (London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Volunteers).

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Surrey Yeomanry

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Wandsworth Army Units: 1914 -1945

Marking the service of units of the British army based in the Borough of Wand...

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P. D. Izzard

P. D. Izzard

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
R. E. Dease

R. E. Dease

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Arthur F. Bowditch

Arthur F. Bowditch

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS

Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS

Naval officer and arctic explorer.  Born Bath.  The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole."  Lieut-Governor of Greenw...

Person, Armed Forces, Exploring, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Carrie Reichardt

Carrie Reichardt

Artist active in 2020 with a number of long-running projects, and involved in a number of campaigns. She is a long-time campaigner against the death penalty and communicated with Herman Wallace for...

Person, Art

24 memorials
Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - back

Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - back

EC1, Newgate Street

"On Quitting School" (sometimes "On Leaving School") is a sonnet by Coleridge, aged 18, dedicated to saying goodbye to Christ's Hospital ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
friendship of the English speaking peoples

friendship of the English speaking peoples

Note this motto "friendship of the English speaking peoples" is also carved above the ornate portico of this building, to the east of this plaque. Bush House was built by Irving T. Bush of the Bush...

Concept, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
D'Oyly Carte family

D'Oyly Carte family

Richard D'Oyly Carte founded the business. Married Helen. Their son Rupert inherited the business and passed it on to his daughter, Bridget.

Group, Commerce, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial