Blue circle plaque pays tribute to a hero

YOUR readers may be interested to learn of one of their heroes, Lt Col WJ English VC (Victoria Cross).

Mon, 06 Oct, 2003 - 01:00

As today is the 101st anniversary of the birth of Lt Col WJ English VC, may I take this opportunity to bring your readers up to date on plans for a commemorative blue circle plaque.

Born in Cork, English VC was a hero of three wars; the Boer War, WWI & WWII.

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