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
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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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Lieutenant Bernard Henry Gilbert Shaw
Bernard Henry Gilbert Shaw was born on 11 October 1893 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, the second of the ten children of the Reverend Edward Domett Shaw (1860-1937) and Agnes Shaw née Gilbey ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant Raymond Praed Eason
Raymond Praed Eason was born on 4 April 1895, at Queen's Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, the eldest of the five children of James William Eason (1867-1923) and Elizabeth Praed Eason née Gee (1870-195...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station
The airfield was originally opened by the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. At first it was used for wireless experiments, but was then established as part of the London Air Defence Area, resp...
2 memorials
J. W. Otton, DCM
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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