Bournemouth - 39, Capstone Road
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Bournemouth - 39, Capstone Road
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 9 Apr 2015
Number 45 seen here is the nearest surviving house to 39, Capstone Road (since demolished) and bears a plaque to the second recipient of a posthumously awarded Victoria Cross who lived in this street. It was awarded during the First World War to Sergeant Frederick Charles Riggs (1888 - 1918) who lived at 39, Capstone Road, and who was killed in action near Epinoy in 1918. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.733194
Longitude
-1.853575