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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23ZW_korean-war-memorial_London-England.html
[Memorial - front:]
The
Korean
War
1950-1953
[Memorial - left:]
British
Forces
In this fierce and brutal conflict those who fought included many Second World War veterans reinforced by reservists and young National Servicemen
The la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23ZK_william-tyndale_London-England.html
First translator of the New Testament into English from the Greek. Born A.D. 1484, died a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium, A.D. 1536.
"Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path" - "the entrance of thy words giveth light." Psalm CXIX.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23T3_chindit-memorial_London-England.html
[Front:]
The Chindit Badge
Portraying a Chinthe, A Mythical
Beast, Guardian of Burmese Temples
from which was derived the name
Chindits, their motto being
The Boldest Measures
Are The Safest
In Memory Of All Who Fought On The
First An…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23OS_iraq-and-afghanistan-memorial-a-war-memorial_London-England.html
[Obverse:]
Iraq
Afghanistan
[Reverse:]
Duty
Service
[Text around base of memorial:]
In recognition of all British military personnel and UK civilians who served and worked in Iraq 1990-2009 and Afghanistan 2001-2015
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23H7_monument-to-the-women-of-world-war-ii-a-war-memorial_London-England.html
The Women of World War II
[South Panel:]
This memorial was raised to commemorate the vital work done by over 7 million women during World War II
Funded by the charity Memorial to Women of World War II and supported by National Heritage Memo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22XQ_duck-island-cottage_London-England.html
This pretty cottage was built in 1841 as the home of the bird-keeper in St. James's Park. It also had a club room for the Ornithological Society of London, which once helped to look after the park's duck and geese.
The design, like a Swiss chal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22HZ_turkish-gun_London-England.html
Made by Murad, son of Abdullah
Chief gunner in 1524 taken in
Egypt by the British Army 1801
The gun is inscribed
The Solomon of the age the Great Sultan Commander
the dragon guns (to be made) When they breathe roaring
like thunder. May the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22H0_for-his-majestys-pleasure_London-England.html
About 350 years ago, workmen dug a canal in St. James's Park for the enjoyment of the fun-loving Charles II.
The King swam in the canal in the summer and skated on the ice in winter; He spent many hours feeding his collection of water birds, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22BW_the-pelicans-of-st-james-park_London-England.html
Pelicans were first introduced to St Jame's Park in 1664 as a gift from the Russian Ambassador to King Charles II. This was the beginning of a long tradition of keeping exotic wildfowl that continues to this day.
A mysterious arrival
In 1996…