Person    | Male  Born 10/4/1884  Died 23/2/1936

Henry Lygon

Fourth son of 6th Earl Beauchamp. 1907-19 Conservative member of LCC for Finsbury. Chairman of Fire Brigade Committee of LCC 1909-11. Badly injured in a balloon accident while serving in WW1 but continued to be active in politics. Strangely: "1928 he became the licensee of the Hand and Shears, a public house in Smithfield, as part of his work with the Association for the Promotion of Restaurants and Public-Houses in Poor Districts."

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Henry Lygon

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Waterloo Road Fire Station

This station was opened on the 23rd day of June 1910 by the Hon. Henry Lygon,...

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Hy. Harwood

Hy. Harwood

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Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Giles

J. Giles

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. Prior

H. Prior

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
Burma Star Association

Burma Star Association

Organisation which relieves need, hardship or distress among men and women who served in the British and allied forces, and the nursing services in the Burma Campaign in WW2. Membership is restrict...

Group, Armed Forces, Burma

1 memorial
Sir Richard Browne

Sir Richard Browne

Parliamentarian army officer and Lord Mayor of London.  Born London (according to the ODNB though the picture source disagrees).  Died Essex.

Person, Armed Forces, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial