Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Patrol leader in the 2nd Walworth scout troop, aged 12. Drowned in the tragedy at Leysdown. His brother Edward, also on the ship, was rescued and lived to become the grandfather of footballer David Beckham.
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William Beckham
{Left hand page of an open book:} To commemorate the scouts of the 2nd Walwor...
The plaque is actually a resin copy of the one that was attached to the origi...
We are grateful to Mike Keogh for giving us (via Facebook) some history of th...
