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Tag Archives: World War Two
Malvern Priory War Memorial
I visited Malvern Priory on 13 September 2019 and took the following images of the War Memorial inside. The memorial may be described as :“Large wall-mounted stone tablet is flanked by stone figures of Mary with Child and crown (left) … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, World War, World War One, World War Two
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Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts VC, DSC
Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts (28/07/1917 – 8/12/1979) was awarded the Victoria Cross while serving on board HM Submarine Thrasher during the Second World War, north of Crete, in the Mediterranean. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 5 June 1942, Supplement: … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 2
Tagged HMS Thrasher, Peter Roberts VC, Royal Navy, Submarine, VC, Victoria Cross, World War Two
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Stoke Newington Civilian War Dead Memorial
The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington Civilian War Dead Memorial may be found in Abney Park Cemetery in London (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.564451°, -0.077899°). The legibility of the memorial is poor though, with letters missing from the main inscription. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Heritage, London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Abney Park Cemetery, Blitz, bombing, Civilian war dead, CWGC, Magnificent seven, Stoke Newington, World War Two
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John Patrick Kenneally VC.
John Patrick Kenneally (15/03/1921 – 27/09/2000) was awarded the Victoria Cross On 28 April 1943 at Djebel Bou Azoukaz, Tunisia. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 13 August 1943, Supplement: 36136, Page: 3689, reads: “No. 2722925 Lance-Corporal John Patrick Kenneally, Irish Guards … Continue reading
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Special Operations Executive Memorial in Lambeth
This memorial to the members of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) may be found along the South Bank of the Thames, close to the Lambeth Bridge and Lambeth Palace. SOE was set up in 1940 by Winston Churchill and Hugh … Continue reading
Posted in George Cross, Heritage, London Memorials, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged French Resistance, GC, George Cross, Heroes of Telemark, Lambeth, London, Marquis, SOE, Special Operations Executive, Violette Szabo, World War Two
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