Group    From 1914  To 1958

West Ham Pals

Categories: Armed Forces, Sport / Games

Countries: Belgium, France

The 13th Battalion (West Ham) of the Essex Regiment, raised by the mayor of the borough. Volunteers from all over east London answered the call, leaving their families, jobs and their favourite football club, West Ham United, behind to fight for their country.

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

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West Ham Pals

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West Ham Battalion

This plaque is similar to one that used to be located at the former West Ham ...

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West Ham Pals

{Between the crests of the Essex Regiment and West Ham United:} Dedicated in ...

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Lance Corporal William James Creswick

Lance Corporal William James Creswick

William James Creswick was born on 26 August 1881 in Southwark, Surrey (now Greater London), the eldest of the nine children of William Creswick (1859-1904) and Ada Creswick née Camm (1861-1946). T...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
G. French, (No 2)

G. French, (No 2)

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Robin Waterston

Robin Waterston

Pilot. Born Robin McGregor Waterston in Edinburgh. He joined 603 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Turnhouse in 1937, and was called to full-time service on August 24th 1939. Shot down over Woolwich...

Person, Armed Forces, Scotland

1 memorial
Lance Corporal Ernest George Arnold

Lance Corporal Ernest George Arnold

Ernest George Arnold was born on 26 April 1889 in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, the second of the six children of Thomas Arnold (1859-1928) and Ellen Arnold née Pateman (1861-1934). The birth of Er...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
E. A. Bedworth

E. A. Bedworth

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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London And Blackwall Railway

London And Blackwall Railway

Opened as the 'Commercial Railway' it connected Central London with the docks.

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Newquay House - right

Newquay House - right

SE11, Newburn Street, Newquay House

You can see the plaques on either side of the arched entrance to the central courtyard, at the centre of which there is what looks like t...

1 creator
Ealing 's Music Fans

Ealing 's Music Fans

A general group of people. 

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
Claude Congreve Dobson, VC

Claude Congreve Dobson, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 18 August 1919, age 34, while serving in the Royal Navy. "Commanding Coastal Motor Boat №31 he passed into Kronstadt Harbour under heavy machine gun fire, torpedoe...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
V. Hullyer

V. Hullyer

Church warden of St Dunstans Stepney, 1999.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial