Born Hampshire, son of a naval officer. Went to sea aged 15. Served in: East Indies and China, the Mediterranean. Participated in the bombardment of Odessa and of Sebastopol. Died at his home in Cadogan Square, leaving his widow, Georgiana.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes
Commemorated ati
Holy Trinity Sloane Square - Willes
To the glory of God. In memory of Admiral Sir George Willes GCB, the gates &...
Other Subjects
Second Lieutenant Cecil Abraham Botibol
Cecil Abraham Botibol was born in 1917, the son of Leslie David Botibol (1889-1977) and Dora Botibol née Gartman (1894-1977). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1917 in the Hampstead Re...
War dead, WW2
2 memorials
Col. Sir Horace Brooks Marshall, K.C.V.O., LL.D.
Very successfully pioneered bookshops on railway stations with the business name Horace Marshall and Son. The son being Horace Brooks Marshall, Jnr. Snr. was a Commoner on the Bridge House Estates...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
H. E. Cockell
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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Queen Mother - Grocers' Hall
EC2, Princes Street, Grocers' Hall
Artnet shows that a copy of this bust, by Nemon, was for sale by auction at some point. The Worshipful Company of Grocers' website mentio...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Isleden House - 2
N1, Prebend Street, Isleden House
From City of London : "Isleden House was built in 1948 by the Trustees of the London Parochial Charities. In 1953 the Trustees conveyed t...
2 subjects commemorated
Great Central Railway London and District Goods Department Staff
NW1, Melcombe Place, Marylebone Station
These 3 plaques are in the place previously occupied by the John Betjeman and Marylebone Station plaques, which have been moved to a loca...
War dead | WW1
33 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
33 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Fryderyk Chopin - Eaton Place
SW1, Eaton Place, 99
Fryderyk Chopin, 1810-1849, gave his first London concert in this house, June 23 1848.
1 subject commemorated
Lloyds of London 1958 building
EC3, Gracechurch Street
Phillip Ward-Jackson in his encyclopaedic "Public Sculpture in the City of London" identifies these reliefs as representing the four elem...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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