WW2 civilian death in Loughton. Loughton Town Council (link provided by IWM) provides: "... Mr Platten, a pacifist who was killed in Loughton in the war. He was a well-known local figure, a journalist, civil defence worker and councillor for Chigwell Urban District Council."
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B. G. Platten
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Loughton WW2 civilian deaths
Unusually for a memorial to civilian deaths the ages and genders are not give...
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
A. E. Darby
Bethnal Green Borough Engineer/Architect in 1922, 1926, 1937.
3 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
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Grey Coat Hospital / Grey Coat School
From the school's website: "In 1666, after the Great Fire of London, many inhabitants of the Old City of London moved to the medieval town of Westminster. With its congested and squalid alleys, the...
4 memorials
Thimble shelters - north
W2, Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens
The navy has been referred to as "Britain's sure shield" since, at least, Trafalgar.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Theatre Royal Stratford East
designed by architect James George Buckle in 1884. From WW1 onwards it endured periods of closure until Joan LIttlewood arrived with her Theatre Workshop Company in 1953. The image shows the theatr...
1 memorial
2 memorials
George Simkins
George Simkins was born on 17 April 1905 in Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire, the youngest of the four children of Frederick Henry Simkins (1869-1940) and Emily Simkins née Asher (1868-1956). In ...
1 memorial
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