Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Captain Simmon Latutin

G.C. (George Cross)

— Somerset Light Infantry/Somali Gendarmerie —

Captain Simmon Latutin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jerry Klinger, December 15, 2021

1. Captain Simmon Latutin Marker

Inscription. The son of Jewish immigrants, Simmon lived here from the 1920s till 1940. He was posthumously awarded this highest medal for bravery when attempting to save the lives of three men in a burning barracks in Mogadishu, December 1944.

הלוא צויתיך חזק ואמץ
"Be of Strong and of Good Courage." (Joshua 1:9)

Erected 2021 by Donated by the U.K. branch of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation., and the Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1944.

Location. 51° 32.816′ N, 0° 7.789′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is on North Villas. Wall mounted above windows of first story. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 North Villas, Camden, England NW1 9BJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Pancras Old Church (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Burma Railway Memorial (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); The Last Goon Show

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(approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Dylan Thomas (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Charles Dickens (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); George Padmore (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Father Basil Jellicoe (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Mary Wollstonecraft (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . .
1. Simmon Latutin. (Submitted on December 16, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
2. Simmon Latutin Nairobi War Cemetery. (Submitted on December 16, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Additional keywords. Simmon Latutin, World War II

Photographed by Jerry Klinger, December 15, 2021

2. Captain Simmon Latutin Marker

Captain Simmon Latutin image. Click for full size.

3. Captain Simmon Latutin

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 16, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on December 17, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on December 16, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.