From Exploring East London: "During World War II the college was used by the armed forces for providing technical training for personnel; first by the RAF in 1940, then by the army in 1941 and then by the navy in 1942, at which time it was reclassified as a ship and called HMS Shrapnel."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
HMS Shrapnel
Commemorated ati
Waltham Forest College military trainees
This plaque commemorates the thousands of service men and women who trained i...
Other Subjects
Captain Robert Hansler
JP for Middlesex. At Rootschat we found a "Captain Robert Jacob Hansler, a magistrate for Middlesex" He was the eldest son of Sir John Jacob Hansler (1788 -1867) and Maria (d.1858), daughter of Mr ...
1 memorial
W. V. Chapman
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
J. J. Ramsay
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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