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Those from Indian Sub-continent, Africa & Caribbean who fought with Britain in the 2 world wars
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Memorial Gates
Designed by Liam O'Connor as a reduced-scale version of Lutyens' monument at ...
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Harry Secombe
Actor, comedian and singer. Born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea where he grew up. In WW2 he served in the Royal Artillery, and whilst in North Africa he first met Spike Milligan. After ...
Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, TV & Radio, Africa, Wales
3 memorials
Mary Kingsley
Traveller and ethnologist. Born Islington as Mary Henrietta Kingsley. Only after the death of her parents could she fulfil her aspirations of travel. Her first book, "Travels in West Africa", publi...
1 memorial
Khadija Saye
Born London. Also known as Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye. Gambian-British photographer. Her photography explored her Gambian-British identity and was exhibited in the Diaspora Pavilion at the Venice Biennale ...
1 memorial
Christiana Valcarcel
Local councillor and Mayor of Lambeth 2011 - 2012. Originally from Sierra Leone.
1 memorial
Finlays
From Finlays we learn that: James Finlay (d. 1790) began his career in Glasgow in the family textile business selling cotton goods. He moved into embroidered muslins and also manufacture. His son K...
Group, Commerce, Food & Drink, Gardens / Agriculture, Africa, Scotland, Sri Lanka
1 memorial
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Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Born Wales. His father was executed by Richard III. Buckingham was part of the court of Henry VII and Henry VIII but his Plantagenet heritage made Henry suspicious of him and so following a trial...
1 memorial
Martin Shaw 0.B.E.
Composer and conductor. Born Martin Edward Fallas Shaw, in Belsize Park. He studied at the Royal College of Music, at the same time as Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and John Ireland. His pr...
1 memorial
Fawcett frieze - 17, Pankhurst x 4
SW1, Parliament Square
Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...
4 subjects commemorated
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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