Name on one of the main panels of the East Ham WW1 memorial.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
W. C. Pepler
Commemorated ati
East Ham war memorial
This is a substantial monument, often described, understandably, as a cenotap...
Other Subjects
Colin MacRae
Co-churchwarden of St Jude's in 1871. He was born in 1805 in Scotland. On 10 June 1847 he married Ann Reader (1823-1897) in St Peter and St Paul Church, East Milton Road, Milton-Next-Gravesend, Ke...
1 memorial
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese nobleman who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
1 memorial
Rifleman Charles Werrell Lapworth
Charles Werrell Lapworth was born in 1898 in Paddington, the son of William Thomas Lapworth (1865-1946) and Eliza Charlotte Lapworth née Werrell (1868-1955). His birth was registered in the 2nd qua...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Thomas Wakley
Reformer and founder of "The Lancet" - begun in Oct 1823. Spoke in Parliament in defence of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. See Caroline's Miscellany for more information. Born Membury, Devon. Buried at K...
1 memorial
R. T. Wood
Flight Officer, 133 Eagle Squadron, Administrative or Special Duties Officer, British
War served, WW2
1 memorial
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1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson
A member of the Jamaican harmony trio Mighty Diamonds (see Donald "Tabby" Shaw for more information). Simpson died, aged 71, of a combination of Covid-19 and diabetes just 3 days after Shaw had bee...
1 memorial
Drill Hall - foundation stone
W1, Chenies Street, Drill Hall
In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...
3 creators
Catherine Booth statue - Mile End
E1, Mile End Road
When we first visited in 2014 William's statue was looking very pale - showing its fibreglass material. In 2017 it had been re-bronzed an...
3 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
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