From : "During World War II the college was used by the armed forces for providing technical training for personnel; first by the RAF in 1940, then by the army in 1941 and then by the navy in 1942, at which time it was reclassified as a ship and called HMS Shrapnel."
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HMS Shrapnel
Commemorated ati
Waltham Forest College military trainees
This plaque commemorates the thousands of service men and women who trained i...
Other Subjects
William Crawford Gorgas
Born Mobile, Alabama. Worked in the medical department of the US army and specialised in yellow fever. Died in London from a stroke while on his way to West Africa.
1 memorial
Gunner Thomas Sawyer William Robinson
Thomas Sawyer William Robinson was born on 25 October 1906 the second of the nine children of John Sawyer William Robinson (1882-1948) and Lilian Kate Robinson née Merrick (1884-1951). His birth w...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
F. F. Baker
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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