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Francis McLaren, Liberal MP for Spalding : Gallipoli and RFC

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On 30 August 1917, Francis McLaren, who was a Liberal MP for Spalding, was killed in an Avro 504 A which fell into the sea off Montrose. He was on a training flight at the time. Second Lieutenant McLaren was undergoing pilot training with Number 18 Training Squadron (RNVR).  Although rescued by a fishing boat, Francis did not regain consciousne...


An appeal to find a stolen war memorial

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In recent days a War Memorial has been stolen from a south London park.  The memorial, pictured below, disappeared from Crystal Palace Park at the end of August. The memorial commemorates Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) officers from the Great War, including the 125,000 personnel who were trained at the shore station 'HMS Victory VI', whic...