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Department for Communities and Local Government

A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First World War. As part of this, commemorative paving stones will be laid in the birth place of Victoria Cross recipients to honour their bravery and provide a lasting legacy of local heroes within communities. A total of 628 Victoria Crosses were awarded during the First World War, of which 145 were awarded to servicemen who fought for Britain, but were born overseas."

That VC site has a map showing the location of all the paving stones. But August 2017, we see that the map is not being kept updated with all the plaques that we know about. July 2018: it's still very out of date. April 2020: we think this site has been abandoned.

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Department for Communities and Local Government

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Alan Jerrard VC

{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Lieutenant Alan Jerrard Royal F...

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Albert Mckenzie VC plaque

We thank our colleague Alan Patient for this photo.

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Alfred Drake VC

Unveiled shortly before 1 Dec 2015, probably on 23 November 2015.

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Arthur Lascelles VC

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:} Captain Arthur Lascel...

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Benjamin Geary VC

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:} Second Lieutenant, Be...

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Other Subjects

Henry Cecil Raikes

Henry Cecil Raikes

MP, Postmaster General, in 1886 - 91. One of the first British politicians to have his voice recorded for posterity, by Thomas Edison's British agent.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Match tax abandoned

Match tax abandoned

I871 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Robert Lowe, proposed a tax on matches.  The Bryant and May workers, mainly girls, realised this threatened their jobs and marched in protest on the House of C...

Event, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
William Howard

William Howard

Co-church warden of St Peters Cheap in 1687.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
E. E. Woods

E. E. Woods

Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man (and found the wonderful photo) : Edward Ernest Woods was born on 13 February 1896 in Chelsea, th...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Lord David Ennals

Lord David Ennals

Labour politician.  Born Staffordshire.  Secretary of State for Social Services 1976 - 9.  Patron of the Bromley by Bow Centre. Died at home in Belsize Park.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial