Erection date: /2/2015
{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Lieutenant Commander Eric Robinson, Royal Navy, 26th February 1915.
SE10, Diamond Terrace, 1
The plaque is on the pavement - in our photo you can just make out the circle.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Apart from the actual names the two plaques are the same. Our photo shows the one on the left.
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