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Plaque

Hornsey British Legion

Hornsey British Legion

Erection date: 26/1/1929

Inscription

British Legion - Hornsey Branch

Chairman - J. W. Hughes
Treasurer - L. Johnson
Secretary - W. J. Causton
Councillor A. C. Shearing - Honorary Architect

Opened by Sir Philip Sassoon Bt. OBE, CMG, MP, January 26th 1929

This double plaque is under the window on the left. Sir Philip Sassoon was ADC to Douglas Haig in WW1.

In 2008 we visited this area and collected the memorials but just forgot to take a photo of this one. In 2012 Ron Causton contacted us out the blue offering us his photo. He has been researching his family but can discover nothing about this Causton and neither could we. Thank you for the photo, Ron. If anyone has any info about this Causton please contact us and we'll pass it on.

Site: Hornsey British Legion (2 memorials)

N8, Elder Avenue, Earl Haig Memorial Hall

The Building is clearly inscribed with "Earl Haig Memorial" and "1928". The weather vane had a gun carriage in place of the traditional cockerel.  We learn at that in November 2012 a planning application was lodged to demolish this building.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hornsey British Legion

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Lord Douglas Haig

1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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W. J. Causton

Secretary of the British Legion Hornsey in 1929.

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Councillor A. C. Shearing

Architect of the British Legion Hornsey in 1929.

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J. W. Hughes

Chair of the British Legion Hornsey in 1929.

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L. Johnson

Treasurer of the British Legion Hornsey in 1929.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Hubert Gough & Hornsey  WW1 dead

Hubert Gough & Hornsey WW1 dead

This double plaque, the foundation stone, is under the window on the right. ...

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