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Person    | Male  Born 1/12/1762  Died 17/4/1820

Captain William Mudge

Categories: Armed Forces, Science

Countries: USA

Captain William Mudge

Surveyor. Born Plymouth, godson of Samuel Johnson. Served in South Carolina. 1791 joined the Ordnance Trigonometrical Survey and became its director in 1798. Thus a very important figure in the work of the Ordnance Survey at this period. Lived at the Tower of London, and then at 4 Holles Street.

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Captain William Mudge

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General Roy's cannon - south

The cannon was installed in 1791 by Mudge. The plaque came later in 1926. Fr...

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National Service Veterans Association

National Service Veterans Association

The Chairman of this organisation, Mr Homer,  served in the Royal Army Service Corps 1958 - 60. He  wants to get plaques in county towns and towns of military importance. There are currently {July ...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
7th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

7th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

London unit which served in WW1. The 7th (City of London) Battalion had no traditional name, but was nicknamed the 'Shiny Seventh' because it wore brass buttons in a Regiment whose other battalion...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
J. Dempsey

J. Dempsey

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
W. Harris

W. Harris

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. O'Brien

W. O'Brien

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial