Monday, January 02, 2006

Postman's Park, commemerative plaques

These are the names on the plaques at Postmans Park, EC1,  that commemerate brave acts.
More to follow.

PC Howard Frank Rickets, Metropolitan Police, drowned at Teignmouth whilst trying to rescue a boy bathing and seen to be in difficulty 11 Sept 1916.
PC Edward George Brown Greenoff, Metropolitan Police, many lives were saved by his devotion to duty at the terrable explosion at Silvertown, 19 Jan 1917.
PC Percy Edwin Cook, Metropolitan Police, voluntarilly desended high tension chamber at Kensington ro rescue two workmen overcome by poisonous gas, 7 Oct 1927.
Frederick Mills, A Writer, Robert Durrant & F D Jones, works East Ham July 1st 1895.
Elizabeth Boxall, aged 17 Bestage Green who died of injuries recieved in trying to save a child from a runaway horse June 20, 1888.
Robert Peter Cazaly, Stationer's clerk who was drown at Kew in endevouring to save a man from drowning April 21, 1889.
Herbert Maconoghu, schoolby from Wimbledon aged 13, his parents absent in India lost his life in vainly trying to rescue his two school fellows who were drowned at Gunter Pool, Croyde, North Devon, August 28, 1882
Samual Rabbeth, Medical Officer, off the Royal Free Hospital, who tried to save a child suffering from Dythheria, at the cost of his own life, October 26, 1884
Frederick Alfred Croft, Inspector, aged 31, Saved a lunatic woman from suicide at Woolwich Arsenal Station but was himself run over by a train, Jan 11, 1878
Harry Sisley of Killburn [Kilbvrn, aged 10, drowned in attempting to save his brother after he himself had just been rescued, May 24, 1878
James Hewers on Sept 24, 1878 was killed by a train at Richmond in the endevour to save another man.
George Blencowe aged 16, when a friend bathing on the Lea for help, went to his rescue and was drowned sept 6, 1880.

1 Comments:

At 4:09 AM, Blogger Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I wrote a follow-up to your comment about dating, by the way.

And, just out of curiosity, is Postmans Park the one that Natalie Portman and Jude Law visit in the film Closer? I LOVE that movie.

 

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