Built to the order of the Master-General of the Ordnance. Up to 1844 security at Royal Arsenal was provided by the Royal Artillery. Guard duties were then shared with ;the Metropolitan Police who took full responsibility in 1861. In 1927 the War Department Constabulary, now the Ministry of Defence Police, took over.
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Royal Arsenal Main Guardhouse
The Main Guardhouse, 1788. Built to the order of the Master-General of the O...
Marshal of the RAF. Born Hungerford. Served in WWI first as a motorcycle despatch rider and then joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a pilot. Promoted rapidly and well-decorated. Chief of ...
Scots Guards. Fought but did not die in WW1. Adrew Behan (who writes: I believe the name on the memorial, 'F. Shuard' is spelt incorrectly. All other records show his name as 'Frederick Schuard'.)...
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