Admiral. Born Nantwich. The youngest non-royal to become Rear Admiral since Nelson. Fought in WWI but more importantly, fearing defeat, kept the British Navy out of major sea battles and thus maintained control of the North Sea. Died at home, 17 Grosvenor Square.
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Earl Beatty
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W. N. R. Pollard
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Rifleman Robert Henry Measures
Robert Henry Measures was born in 1881 in Aylestone, Leicestershire, the fourth of the six children of Robert Measures (1851-1890) and Mary Jane Measures née Moss (1853-1913). His birth was registe...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lance Corporal Frederick Joshua Bright
Frederick Joshua Bright was born on 20 November 1892 in Haggerston, London, one of the nine children of Edward Charles Bright (1860-1936) and Alice Sarah Bright née Slater (1861-1948). He was bapt...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Richard McFadden
Footballer and soldier. Born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. He started his football career in the Northern League with Blyth in 1910, moving to Wallsend Park Villa. In May 1911, he joined Clapton Orie...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Private Frederick Dodman
Frederick Dodman was born on 2 February 1879 in Paddington, London, the son of John Dodman (1844-1917) and Sarah Dodman née Stevens (1846-1879). He was baptised on the 20 July 1879 at St Michael an...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...
279 memorials
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
376 memorials
Armenian Church - Armenian plaque
W8, Iverna Gardens, St Sarkis Armenian Church
This plaque is written in classical Armenian and that's all we can tell you about it. We'd guess that it says the same as the English pla...
Palace Theatre
Richard D'Oyly Carte intended the theatre to be the home of English grand opera, as a counterpart to the light operas that were produced at the Savoy Theatre, and it opened with Sir Arthur Sullivan...
2 memorials
Anne Ambrose
Chair of Tower Hamlets Community Housing in 2007. Director of Tower Hamlets Community Housing Ltd, 1999 - 2014 when she resigned. In 2021 she is listed as a director of Parmiter's Almshouse and Pen...
1 memorial
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