1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during WW1. Initially nicknamed "butcher of the Somme", but then popular before his death. He has since been criticised for mismanagement of some of the major battles in France. First president of the British Legion. Died 21 Prince's Gate. This photo shows his statue in Edinburgh Castle.
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Lord Douglas Haig
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Cavalry Memorial
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
Hornsey British Legion
This double plaque is under the window on the left. Sir Philip Sassoon was AD...
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Lance Corporal Henry Robert Maynard
Henry Robert Maynard was born in 1886 in East Witton, Yorkshire, the eldest of the three children of Henry Robert Maynard (1852-1933) and Anne Matilda Maynard née Horne (1858-1925). His birth was r...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Flying Officer Hugh Graham Stanhope Wyrill, DFC
Hugh Graham Stanhope Wyrill was born on 30 August 1919 in Putney, London, a son of Arthur Stanhope Wyrill (1886-1959) and Lilla Gertrude Wyrill née Simmonds (1887-1967). His birth was registered in...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
Born Shropshire. Served in the Napoleonic Wars. 1830 - 42 Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues). The Horse Guards were part of the Household Cavalry and were based at Knightsbri...
1 memorial
Pilot Officer Joseph Ellsworth Durham
Joseph Ellsworth Durham was born on 16 August 1915 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA, the only son and the fourth of the five children of Joseph Ellsworth Durham (1884-1981) and Lydia ...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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War dead, WW2
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