Soldier. Born Dublin. 1843 became Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards which, as part of the Household Cavalry, was based at Knightsbrige Barracks, now Hyde Park Barracks. Which explains why we think the "Londonderry" bust on display at the Hyde Park Barracks is this Londonderry.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Commemorated ati
Hyde Park Barracks - Londonderry
{On a small brass plaque attached to the plinth:} Londonderry
Other Subjects
1 memorial
George Ryan
Born Mon{t}serrat. Appears to have been 'pressed' into service in April 1803 in Deptford. Served as an Ordinary Seaman on HMS Victory 11 May 1803 - 15 January 1806 and thus was at the Battle of Tra...
1 memorial
Wilfred Wood, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 28 October 1918, age 21, while serving in the Northumberland Fusiliers. "When the advance was held up he ran forward firing his Lewis gun from the hip, he captured...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Sidney Lewis
Soldier. He enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment in August 1915 at the age of twelve, and fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, then aged thirteen. In the 106th Machine Gun Company of the Mach...
1 memorial
Admiral John Benbow
Admiral. Born Shropshire. Whilst in the West Indies fighting the French, Benbow was in charge of a fleet of seven ships. During the fight, which lasted a few days, he sustained a broken leg fr...
1 memorial