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National Service Veterans Association

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The Chairman of this organisation, Mr Homer,  served in the Royal Army Service Corps 1958 - 60. He wants to get plaques in county towns and towns of military importance. There are currently {July 2023} seven such plaques in the UK. Confined to a wheelchair he raised funds with a sponsored plaque-a-thon.

As well as the 2 we have found ourselves, we quickly found a few others online: Bristol, Fareham and Truro. The plaques are not uniform (sorry) either in design or in the words. Though the ones we've seen are consistent in  excluding the women who were conscripted.

The organisation has a rather minimal website but with an animated home page.

Source: BBC.

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National Service Veterans Association

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National Service - Southwark

National Service This plaque is in recognition by Southwark Council and the P...

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A. E. Swait

A. E. Swait

Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Barber Beaumont

Barber Beaumont

Army officer, painter, philanthropist. Born John Thomas Barber and in 1812 for no known reason, he added the name of Beaumont. He specialised in historical and portrait miniatures, and displayed at...

Person, Armed Forces, Art, Commerce

3 memorials
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Victor Edwards

Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Victor Edwards

Wilson Victor Edwards was born on 19 July 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA the fifth of the six children of James Barrett Edwards (1877-1952) and Emory Bertie Edwards née Wilson (1880-1929). Hi...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial
H. T. A. Walters

H. T. A. Walters

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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Bishop Wood’s Almshouses

Bishop Wood’s Almshouses

E5, Lower Clapton Road

Good to know they still haven't caught Bill Stickers.

5 subjects commemorated
Rockhills

Rockhills

Home of Sir Joseph Paxton, 1852-65 (from when the Crystal Palace was rebuilt in Penge Park through to his death) and Sir Henry Buckland 1922-56. The dates are off the plaque and you'll note the ove...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Born Kent.  1913 promoted field marshal. 1922 created earl of Ypres for his Irish services. 1923 appointed captain of Deal Castle. He made his home there and died there.

Person, Armed Forces

1 memorial