Monument

Lord Cheylesmore

Erection date: 17/7/1930

Inscription

{On the large stone plaque at the centre of this sombre memorial:}
Major-General Lord Cheylesmore, GBE, KCMG, KCMO, Grenadier Guards. Born 1848. Died 1925. Soldier, administrator, philanthropist and steadfast friend.

Site: Lord Cheylesmore (1 memorial)

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

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Lord Cheylesmore

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Major General, Lord Cheylesmore

Herbert Francis Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore.  Born London.  Chairman of the ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Cheylesmore

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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Born Arthur William Patrick Albert, the seventh child and third son of Queen ...

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Sir Edwin Lutyens

Architect. Born at 16 Onslow Square. Specialised in English country houses. C...

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