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Pearson, Captain Charles, RN, 1784-1856
Royal Naval Officer, and Mayor of Great Yarmouth 1850 - 1851. Lived at 7/8 South Quay.
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Gooch, Sir William
Sir William Gooch (1681-1751) First Baronet, Soldier and the Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749
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First fatal raid by aerial bombardment in Britain
Two people killed on 19 January 1915
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Second World War Amphibious Tank Training School
Training wing for the Duplex Drive swimming tanks used on D Day, led by Major General Percy Hobart
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Great Yarmouth Air Station in the First World War
Headquarters of. 25 Regent Street, Great Yarmouth.
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Cadbury, Lt. Egbert, RN
Residence of the pilot who shot down two Zeppelins in the First World War.
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Town Battery
Town Battery, 1781-1859, equipped with 24 pounder guns for the defence of Great Yarmouth.
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Napoleonic Prisoner of War Jail, 1803-1814
In this Row over 4,000 Frenchmen, Dutchmen and Danes were incarcerated during the Napoleonic War.
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Pearson, Emma Maria 1828-1893
The first Red Cross nurse who worked in a war zone, and who was before her time in insisting on cleanliness. Author.
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Royal Naval Hospital
Built in 1809 as a hospital for the Royal Navy
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Loades, Sergt. George William
First World War soldier killed at the Battle of Loos, 30 May 1915
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Armoury, site of
During the Napoleonic Wars, naval ships were repaired and equipped at the Armoury, located here.
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Sluys, Battle of, 1340
The often forgotten Battle of Sluys of 24th June 1340 was a major turning point in the Hundred Years’ War.
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The Artillery Volunteers’ Hall
The Artillery Volunteers' Hall, built in 1880 for the 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers.
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Cator, Sergeant Harry, VC, MM
Sergeant Harry Cator VC., MM., Croix de Guerre lived at 5 Beaconsfield Road.
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Waterloo, Battle of, soldiers' burial ground
Burial ground for seventeen Waterloo soldiers
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Ship Inn
Where prisoners’ of war were housed after the Battle of Camperdown (1797).
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Wartime Evacuees
On June 2nd 1940, some 3,700 schoolchildren and teachers were evacuated from here due to the fear of a German Invasion.