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...
English Heritage Thomas Gage, 1721 - 1787, Commander of British Forces in North American, lived here.
This plaque commemorates the tercentenary of Shipley's birth and the site of RSA's first meeting place. Interesting that this is a Westmi...
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, 1938- -1997, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and Nigerian activist lived in this house as a student in 1958....
Adam Faith (Terry Nelhams), 1940 - 2003, singer & actor born in a house on this site, destroyed by a V1 bomb in 1944. Ealing Council ...
Bud Flanagan, 1896 - 1968, comedian and leader of the 'Crazy Gang', born here. English Heritage
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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