To the honoured memory of Major Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn, V. C., Gordon Highlanders, killed on duty opposite this spot on June 28th anno domini, 1913.
He gave his life to save others.
SW7, South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park Barracks
Not related to the Meiklejohn story at all: the has a great post about how the horse dung was (possibly still is) removed from the barracks' stables.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Meiklejohn
Gained his VC, and lost his right arm, as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, Gor...
The two plaques are inside the gates, one on each side, on the set back walls facing the pavement. The statue is William Booth and not y...
Unveiled by Sir John Gielgud on the centenary of the first night of An Ideal Husband.
Lavender Pumphouse This was constructed by the Port of London Authority in 1930 to maintain the water level in the old Surrey Commercial ...
This plaque was located here for a short time. Although English Heritage is credited, they were not involved in its erection, which proba...
That's what we like, a plaque that doesn't waffle, short and to the point.
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