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David Thorby

Countries: South Africa

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David Thorby

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

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David Thorby

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South African War

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Stanley Short

Stanley Short

Leading Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Plaistow Road, E15 on 19 March 1941.  Stanley Short was born on 1 November 1904, the son Henry John Short (1873-1956) and Charlotte Short née H...

Person, Emergency Services, South Africa

War dead non-military, WW2
2 memorials
Air Marshal Lord Hugh Montague Trenchard

Air Marshal Lord Hugh Montague Trenchard

Founder of the Royal Air Force.  Born Somerset.  Aged 20 joined the Second Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and served in India, in the Boer War and in Nigeria.  Learnt to fly in 1912 and ser...

Person, Armed Forces, India, Nigeria, South Africa

1 memorial
James Henry Greathead

James Henry Greathead

Railway and tunnelling engineer. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa. Arrived in England in 1859. Studied with and then worked with civil engineer Peter W. Barlow on the Tower Subway tunnel. The trav...

Person, Engineering, South Africa

3 memorials
William C. Brittle

William C. Brittle

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood

Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood

Hero. R.A.F (South African Artillery). On 27 December 1919 he dived into the Thames from the upstream footway of Hammersmith Bridge and saved a drowning woman. He contracted tetanus as a consequenc...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, South Africa

1 memorial