London Borough of Redbridge
Formed as a merger of various areas of Essex.
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Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust
First registered as a UK charity in 1990. Founder and Chair R. J. Wren. Activities given: "Creates memorials on behalf of Arctic (WWII) campaign veterans which includes "living memorials"."
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men and women killed in the WW2 Arctic Convoys
Thousands of men and women died in the Arctic Convoys,1941-5. WW2DB gives these stats: "In total, 104 Allied merchant ships were sunk with the arctic convoys, along with 18 warships; 829 merchant ...
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Gregar and Son
Building contractors. William Gregar & Son, a West Ham firm based at 1 Grove Crescent. William died 1899. His son, William B. Gregar, born 1858 carried on the business. Information from Sludge G.
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Watney Combe Reid
In 1837 James Watney (1800 - 84) became a partner in the Stag Brewery, Pimlico and the Watney family were the main partners there for much of the 19th century. In 1889 James Watney & Co., acqui...
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Carnegie Hero Fund Trust
From the Trust's website: "In 1886, over 20 years before the Carnegie Hero Fund was established in the UK, {Andrew} Carnegie heard about the death of a Dunfermline boy who drowned in an heroic atte...
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5th (Volunteer) The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Formed as part of the reforms of the British Army that saw the creation of 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English Fusilier regiment.
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8th Volunteer, The Queen's Fusiliers
The battalion is unique, in that although officially part of The Queens Regiment (the 8th Territorial Battalion), it contains rifle companies that were part of either the Queen’s Regiment or the Ro...
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63 (Special Air Service) Signal Squadron
A reserves signals unit that provides communications support for the two SAS reserves regiments, 21 and 23 Special Air Service.
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