Group    From 1914  To 1958

West Ham Pals

Categories: Armed Forces, Sport / Games

Countries: Belgium, France

The 13th Battalion (West Ham) of the Essex Regiment, raised by the mayor of the borough. Volunteers from all over east London answered the call, leaving their families, jobs and their favourite football club, West Ham United, behind to fight for their country.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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West Ham Pals

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West Ham Battalion

This plaque is similar to one that used to be located at the former West Ham ...

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West Ham Pals

{Between the crests of the Essex Regiment and West Ham United:} Dedicated in ...

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W. J. S. Fowler

W. J. S. Fowler

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
G. W. Fusedale

G. W. Fusedale

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Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Ernest Bitmead

Ernest Bitmead

Wing Commander Ernest Ralph Bitmead was born in 1913, the second of the seven children of Ralph Bitmead (1885-1961) and Naomi Bitmead née Dodd (1890-1974). His birth was registered in the 2nd quart...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW2
1 memorial
Flying Officer Victor Robert Bono

Flying Officer Victor Robert Bono

Victor Robert Bono was born on 16 January 1914 in San Francisco, California, USA, the son of Victor Franz Bono (1890-1975) and Thordis Pederson (1895-1991). He married Stanlee A. Data (b.1915) and...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial
Reinhard Heydrich

Reinhard Heydrich

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Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Czechoslovakia, Germany

1 memorial