Awarded the VC for his heroism on 18 August 1919, age 34, while serving in the Royal Navy. "Commanding Coastal Motor Boat â„–31 he passed into Kronstadt Harbour under heavy machine gun fire, torpedoed the battleship Andrei Pervozvann, and escaped under heavy fire showing conspicuous gallantry and skill. (Kronstadt, Russia)". Freemason at: â„–2612, Navy Lodge.
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Claude Congreve Dobson, VC
Commemorated ati
Freemason VCs - N6 - Dimmer, Dobson, Dorrell
John Henry Stephen Dimmer, 12 November 1914, Age 31, The King’s Royal Rifle C...
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Born Arthur William Patrick Albert, the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria. Created Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex in 1874. Entered the Royal Military Academy at Woo...
11 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
B. Eames, (No.2)
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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