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El Alamein

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Egypt

Town in Egypt. The name means 'two worlds'. It was the scene of two battles in 1942, fought by Britain and its allies against the axis of Germany and Italy.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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El Alamein

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El Alamein stone

{Inscription in the steel panel at the front of the memorial:} Harrow honours...

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J. S. Mann

J. S. Mann

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Second Lieutenant Robert Gerald Aldin Wilson

Second Lieutenant Robert Gerald Aldin Wilson

Robert Gerald Aldin Wilson was born in 1889, the elder child of Robert Alexander Wilson (1856-1922) and Ellen Julia Wilson née Aldin (1867-1958). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1889...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Belgian Volunteers - WW2

Belgian Volunteers - WW2

On July 27th, 1942, a Belgian Troop (N° 4) was created within the 10th (Inter-Allied) Commando in Great Britain. They fought in Algeria, Italy and Yugoslavia.

Group, Armed Forces, Africa, Belgium, Italy, Yugoslavia

1 memorial
Chas. Hook

Chas. Hook

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
The Waterloo Way

The Waterloo Way

Following victory at the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington’s personal handwritten record of events, the Waterloo Dispatch, was carried to London by Major Henry Percy, an aide de camp to th...

Place, Armed Forces, Transport

2 memorials

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G. V. Manley

G. V. Manley

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial