Erection date: 25/4/2016
{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Lieutenant Humphrey Firman, Royal Navy, 24th - 25th April 1916.
SW7, Old Brompton Road, South Kensington Station
The plaque is laid in the pavement, but the strong sunlight in our photo means you can't see it.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Humphrey Firman VC
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Humphrey Firman VC
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