Awarded the VC for his heroism on 9 April 1916, age 32, while serving in the Army Chaplains’ Department. "For his unceasing attention to the wounded... under incessant fire and with utter disregard of personal danger. (Mesopotamia)". Freemason at: №1331, Aldershot Camp Lodge.
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William Robert Fountaine Addison, VC
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Freemason VCs - N1 - Addison, Belcher, Bennett
William Robert Fountaine Addison, 9 April 1916, Age 32, Army Chaplains’ Depar...
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C. S. Toms
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Sir Edward Henry
Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1903 - 1918, pioneer of fingerprint identification and saw the introduction of dogs into the force. Born Shadwell. Trained for the Indian Civil Service and went th...
1 memorial
1 memorial
W. H. Childs
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
cnihtengild
A guild of knights, whose role may have been to defend London from attack from the east. The book "London, 800-1216: The Shaping of a City By Christopher Nugent Lawrence" has a go at explaining w...
1 memorial
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Croydon tram derailment
The tram carrying 69 passengers, had left New Addington bound for Wimbledon. At 6.07 a.m. as it approached Sandilands station on a sharp bend, it overturned on its right side. Seven passengers were...
2 memorials
Fawcett frieze - 50, Rhondda
SW1, Parliament Square
We think the inscription should read "Margaret Haig Thomas Viscountess Rhondda" and that the "Thomas" has been accidentally left out.
1 subject commemorated
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Alderman Wilfred E. Mullen
Mayor of Holborn in September 1942. In the picture he's the chap in the white gloves and necklace.
1 memorial
Walworth Boy Scouts Tragedy
On Saturday the 3rd August 1912, the 2nd Walworth Troop of five adults and twenty-four young scouts sailed from Waterloo Bridge for Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey. They moored at Erith for the nig...
6 memorials