Hammersmith servicemen who were killed in both world wars.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hammersmith war dead
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Hammersmith war memorial
The quotation on the main plinth is adapted from the Apocryphal book of the W...
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Sir Glenn Torpy, Air Chief Marshal
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Sir Glenn Torpy KCB CBE DSO ADC.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Earl Beatty
Admiral. Born Nantwich. The youngest non-royal to become Rear Admiral since Nelson. Fought in WWI but more importantly, fearing defeat, kept the British Navy out of major sea battles and thus maint...
4 memorials
Royal Marine Light Infantry
The history of the Royal Marines that were formed on 28 October 1664 and whom are still serving to the present day can be found on their Wikipedia page. In 1804 the Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) w...
Group, Armed Forces, Belgium, China/Hong Kong, Egypt, France, Japan, South Africa, Turkey
1 memorial
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Freemason VCs - N5 - Dalziel, Daniels, Dean
WC2, Great Queen Street, Freemasons' Hall
The Freemasons commissioned this memorial to mark the 300th anniversary of The United Grand Lodge of England in 2017 and the centenary of...
War served | WW1
4 subjects commemorated
4 subjects commemorated
Morris Singer Foundry
Founded by John Webb Singer as the Frome Art Metal Works. Cast many of the best known sculptures in London, including the statue of Justice on the Central Criminal Court, 1906. Merged with the Morr...
22 memorials
Lord Frederick Leighton
Born Scarborough, Yorkshire. President of the Royal Academy. In 1860 Leighton was a first commander of the Artists Rifles. 1892 painted some of the murals at the Royal Exchange. Knighted in 1878. ...
3 memorials
William Bateman Fagan
Born Bermondsey. Andrew Behan's researches have found that when he was baptised on 7 April 1872 at St Mary Newington Church, Lambeth his date of birth was recorded as 3 September 1860. Lots of inte...
12 memorials
Moorgate tube disaster
At Moorgate station a southbound tube train from Drayton Park failed to stop on a terminus platform, ran into the tunnel, through the buffers and smashed into the wall at the end. Because it was b...
2 memorials
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