Former Submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Former Submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
ORP JastrzÄ…b
{Beneath the insignia of the Polish Navy:} This building housed the headquart...
Charles James Rooke was born on 22 April 1894 at 15 St Marks Road, Kennington, London, one of the ten children of James Rooke (1845-1899) and Emma Eliza Rooke née Thorn (1852-1929). His birth was r...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 25-26 August 1914, age 27, while serving in the Coldstream Guards. "Positioned in a farm yard, enemy fire ignited a straw stack. Under heavy fire he put out the bl...
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