In 1943 Norwegian resistance commandos sponsored by the SOE raided the enemy-occupied Norsk hydro plant in the Telemark region of Norway. This successful raid sabotaged the machinery that was producing heavy water which is used in the manufacture of the atomic bomb. Thanks to those heroic Norwegian commandos the enemy's attempt to develop the atomic bomb was thwarted.
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Heroes of Telemark
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Rifleman Harold Owen Bagust
Harold Owen Bagust was born in 1896, the sixth of the seven children of Alfred John Cooper Bagust (1848-1918) and Mary Ann Bagust née Baugh (1859-1922). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
P. T. Goodey
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Essex Regiment
The regiment was formed from the union of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot. Following action in all major conflicts it was gradually disbanded in th...
2 memorials
A. Greenwood
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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William Shakespeare
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the 23rd, the same date as his death, but all that is actually known is that he was baptised 3 days later, on the 26th. Even...
46 memorials
Florence Booth
Born in Monmouthshire as Florence Eleanor Soper (her father having the odd first name of 'Isabell'). Joined the Salvation Army in 1880 and met Bramwell through his sister Catherine, marrying him in...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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