Name on one of the corner plaques of the East Ham WW1 memorial.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
W. C. Simpkin
Commemorated ati
East Ham war memorial
This is a substantial monument, often described, understandably, as a cenotap...
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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Holmes & Watson - Barts
EC1, St Bartholomew's Hospital, North Building archway
The incident commemorated takes place in the first Sherlock Holmes story "A Study in Scarlett" published in 1887. See the plaque at the C...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Councillor C. J. Palmer
Councillor and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, 1926. Councillor and on the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926.
1 memorial
Joseph René Bellot
Explorer. Born Paris. For his participation in the 1845 Anglo-French expedition to Madagascar Bellot received the Legion of Honour. 1851 he joined Captain Kennedy's expedition to find the Frank...
1 memorial
Burt Kwouk
Actor. Born Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk in Warrington whilst his parents were visiting the UK, was brought up in Shanghai, moving to Hong Kong after the Chinese revolution. Arriving in Britain in 1949, ...
1 memorial
New Cross V2 attack
The rocket landed on the Woolworth's building at 12.44pm It was a sunny Saturday and many people were out shopping. There were rumours that Woolworth's were selling saucepans (which were in short s...
4 memorials
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