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Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - replacement plaque

Inscription

Air Chief Marshall {sic}, Lord Dowding, 1882 - 1970, leader of Fighter Command, lived in a house on this site 1941 - 1951.

This plaque (complete with a misspelling) replaces the English Heritage original which was erected on the previous house on this site, the house in which Dowding lived.

Site: Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - replacement plaque (1 memorial)

SW19, St. Mary's Road, 3

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

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Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - replacement plaque

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