Military commander. Born London of Anglo-Irish descent. Served in both world wars. A keen artist (painter and sculptor) as well as a excellent sportsman. We note this because these two attributes are very rare in one individual. Colonel of the Irish Guards 1946-9. Then Governor-General of Canada. Died in hospital in Slough, following a heart attack.
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Field Marshall Earl Alexander of Tunis
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Earl Alexander of Tunis
{On the front of the plinth:} Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis, 1891...
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Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat
Jacobite. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden. Tried and was the last man to be beheaded on the Tower Hill scaffold. We're sure that made him feel a lot better about it. 2017: The Scotsman re...
Lieutenant Raymond Praed Eason
Raymond Praed Eason was born on 4 April 1895, at Queen's Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, the eldest of the five children of James William Eason (1867-1923) and Elizabeth Praed Eason née Gee (1870-195...
Pilot Officer John Forster Withy
John Forster Withy was born on 25 October 1911 in West Hartlepool, Durham, the younger child of Henry Daubeny Withy (1882-1914) and Emily Edith Withy née Wilson (1879-1932). His birth was registere...
Major Byron F. Caws
Believed to have assisted Fowler in his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary. The Latin on the memorial, 'castigavit et emendavit', translates as “he corrected and improved“, which is quite an ac...
W. R. Beardwell
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.