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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H. Mead

H. Mead

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
A. Ramsden

A. Ramsden

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
P. T. Goodey

P. T. Goodey

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
John Arthur Andrews

John Arthur Andrews

John Arthur Andrews was born on 29 June 1886 in Deptford, Kent (now Greater London), the son of George Ambrose Charles Andrews (1861-1907) and Eliza Frances Andrews née Atkins (b.1862). His birth w...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich Hospital

From Greenwich Hospital: "The Royal Charter of William and Mary dated 25 October 1694 established the Royal Hospital for Seamen (latterly known as Greenwich Hospital) as a home for retired seamen o...

Place, Armed Forces, Social Welfare

2 memorials