Erection date: 2016
William Grainger Wilson, 1919 - 2013
Grainger Wilson lived here for 27 years, much of this time as Chairman of the DSSF.
He fought with the 1st Bt. Middlesex Reg in the Western Desert and was wounded at El Alamein and again in Tunisia. In war and peace he did his duty to God and his country. In later life he was a devoted supporter of the Scout movement in Hackney.
He was a gentleman in every sense of the word.
Site: Hackney Almshouses for Disabled Soldiers & Sailors (4 memorials)
E5, Wattisfield Road
Designed by architects Gunton and Gunton and opened in 1923. These alsmhouses consist of a row of six cottages with a pair of semi-detached houses at each end, providing homes for 10 disabled married ex-servicemen and their families.
These almshouses are mentioned on the St Johns Hackney war memorial.
Each house has a large brass plaque proudly naming it. Reading from south to north: Hackney Tradesmen's Cottage, H&SN Chamber of Commerce Cottage, Clarnico Cottage, Tom & May Patchett Cottage, Liverpool Victoria Cottage, Courage Cottage, Sacrifice Cottage, Peace Cottage, Gilbert Cottage, Empress Cottage. Such a variety. Possibly some are named for donors.
On the day we visited the garden was looking rather sorry for itself, as was the flag.
The Wilson plaque is on the road-facing elevation of Hackney Tradesmen's Cottage.
The Platinum plaque is laid into the south-east quadrant lawn of the central garden.
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