To the honoured memory of Major Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn, V. C., Gordon Highlanders, killed on duty opposite this spot on June 28th anno domini, 1913.
He gave his life to save others.
SW7, South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park Barracks
Not related to the Meiklejohn story at all: the Model Villager has a great post about how the horse dung was (possibly still is) removed from the barracks' stables.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Meiklejohn
Gained his VC, and lost his right arm, as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, Gor...
Christchurch - Greyfriars This Wren church was destroyed by fire-bombs in December 1940. Under the pastoral reorganisation measure of 19...
In the photo the plaque is above the snowman's head. One doesn't get to say that very often.
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this plaque (in French).
The plaque can be seen to the lower right of our photo. We have put the text of a nearby information board onto our page for the Palace.
From Russia Beyond the Headlines:"Brodsky's annual visits to Apartment 2, 20 Hampstead Hill Gardens, began in 1987 and continued until th...
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