Former Destroyer 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 Piorun
Commemorated ati
Polish Navy WW2 Headquarters
{Beneath the insignia of the Polish Navy:} This building housed the headquart...
Other Subjects
John Pattison, VC
Soldier. Born John George Pattison. He emigrated to Canada where he enlisted to fight in WW1. He was posted to France, and on the 10th April 1917 he fought in the battle of Vimy Ridge. The advance ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Second Lieutenant James Morton Anderson
James Morton Anderson was born on 27 June 1886 at 9 Ella Road, Crouch End, London, the only son and 3rd of the seven children of James Anderson (1852-1940) and Sarah Reid Anderson née Morton (1851-...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
William Robert Fountaine Addison, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 9 April 1916, age 32, while serving in the Army Chaplains’ Department. "For his unceasing attention to the wounded... under incessant fire and with utter disregard...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Ypres Salient
In military terms, a salient is is a battlefield  that is surrounded on several sides by enemy territory.  There were five battles of Ypres. The first was in December 1914. The second ran from Apri...
1 memorial
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