West Ham Pals
The 13th Battalion (West Ham) of the Essex Regiment, raised by the mayor of the borough. Volunteers from all over east London answered the call, leaving their families, jobs and their favourite foo...
2 memorials
West Ham Stadium
Former greyhound and speedway racing stadium, located on Prince Regent Lane. It also hosted football and baseball matches, and stock car racing. In spite of local protests it was sold for re-develo...
1 memorial
West Ham United
London based football team, known as 'The Hammers'. Founded by Arnold Hills (1857-1927), MD of Thames Ironworks, who also founded the Oriolet Hospital and Convalescent Home. This club was original...
7 memorials
West Ham United Museum
The museum contains exhibits from the club's beginning in 1895, when they were called the Thames Ironworks FC. Pride of place is taken by memorabilia from the 1966 World Cup final, when three membe...
1 memorial
Joseph Whitaker
Born in London, apprenticed to a bookseller aged fourteen. With experience of a number of firms he set up his own publishing business. 1858 launched The Bookseller. 1869 published the first issue o...
1 memorial
Sir Bradley Wiggins
Cyclist. Born Bradley Marc Wiggins in Ghent, Belgium where his English mother and Australian father, a professional cyclist, were living at the time. Bradley was brought up in Kilburn/Maida Vale by...
2 memorials
John Lewis Williams
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Walter Hall Williams
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Walter Kent Williams
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lorraine Wilson
Football manager. He founded Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, and was nicknamed 'Pa', because of his paternalistic attitude to his team players, and, we're only guessing, perhaps the players found "Lo...
1 memorial
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