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Department for Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government

A department of the government of the UK. From : "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First World War. As part of this, commemorative paving stones will be laid in the birth place of Victoria Cross recipients to honour their bravery and provide a lasting legacy of local heroes within communities. A total of 628 Victoria Crosses were awarded during the First World War, of which 145 were awarded to servicemen who fought for Britain, but were born overseas."

That has a map showing the location of all the paving stones. But August 2017, we see that the map is not being kept updated with all the plaques that we know about. July 2018: it's still very out of date. April 2020: we think this site has been abandoned.

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Department for Communities and Local Government

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Alan Jerrard VC

{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Lieutenant Alan Jerrard Royal F...

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Albert Mckenzie VC plaque

We thank our colleague Alan Patient for this photo.

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Alfred Drake VC

Unveiled shortly before 1 Dec 2015, probably on 23 November 2015.

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Arthur Lascelles VC

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:} Captain Arthur Lascel...

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Benjamin Geary VC

{Beneath a representation of the Victoria Cross medal:} Second Lieutenant, Be...

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Other Subjects

Henry Thornton

Henry Thornton

Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Clapham. Successful banker. Good friends with his (indirect) cousin, William Wilberforce, prior to their marriages they shared a house bought by Thornton, Battersea Ri...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion

1 memorial
J. E. Stanley Lewis

J. E. Stanley Lewis

Born in Ottawa.  Ottawa's longest serving mayor, 1936 to 1948.  The photo shows him in 1946 the year of the planting of the tree that he gifted but we don't think he was at the event.

Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Canada

1 memorial
Sir Charles Higham

Sir Charles Higham

Advertising mogul, Conservative politician and local philanthropist. Born Walthamstow. His father died when Charles was 9 and his mother emigrated with her two sons to the States. Aged 13 he left h...

Person, Politics & Administration, USA

2 memorials
T. Newcomb

T. Newcomb

Co-churchwarden of St. Matthias Church, E1, in 1887.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John T. Winkworth

John T. Winkworth

Honourable Secretary of the Limehouse Library in 1900.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial