Person    | Male  Born 23/4/1697  Died 6/6/1762

Admiral George Anson

Categories: Armed Forces, Exploring

Admiral. Born Staffordshire. 1740-4 circumnavigated the globe.  Captured a Spanish galleon loaded with gold and silver (aren't they all?) and returned home a wealthy man. Died at home, Moor Park, Hertfordshire. Description of his voyage, from the cat angle, at English Buildings.

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C. Millwood

C. Millwood

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

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Lieutenant Raymond Praed Eason

Lieutenant Raymond Praed Eason

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Person, Armed Forces, France

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Percy Brooks

Percy Brooks

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

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1 memorial
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Ralph H. Byatt

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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