British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Irishman who was serving there at the time. Considered himself Anglo-Irish even though he lived at Ascot. 1901 - 4 Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Died in France at the start of WW1 - he caught a chill.
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Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
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Knightsbridge - 3 - Roberts
Stephen Brasher suggested that this is Field Marshal Lord Roberts and, having...
Roberts statue
Unveiled by the Duke of Connaught and we thank Jamie Davis for finding this l...
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Wing Commander Archibald Henry Everett Dew
Archibald Henry Everett Dew was born 1889, the elder of the two sons of Henry Dew (1862-1931) and Julia A. Dew née Everett (1868-1926). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1889 in the Le...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Henry Edward Wigley
Henry Edward Wigley was born on 11 March 1888 in Bermondsey, Surrey (now Greater London), a son of Charles James Wigley (1840-1893) and Charlotte Ann Wigley née Forrest (1853-1915). His birth was r...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Private Donald Spero Camelare
Donald Spero Camelare was born on 2 March 1898 the elder child of Spero Camelare (1861-1943) and Annie Mary Camelare née Smith (1870-1958). On 5 June 1898 he was baptised at St Mary's Church, Bryan...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
William, 5th Viscount Howe
A professional soldier who served with distinction in America, at both the siege of Louisburg and the capture of Quebec in 1759. He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the first part ...
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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Geber / Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan
Chemist, alchemist, astronomer, astrologer, engineer, geographer, philosopher, physicist, and pharmacist and physician. The first practical alchemist.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Southbank Mosaics / London School of Mosaic
Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, inter-generational mosaic art work. The studio aims to draw on the historic roots of local neighbourhoods traversed by Sh...
26 memorials
National Gallery
In the late 1700s national galleries were all the rage in Europe. A number of countries nationalised their royal collections but the British government instead wanted to purchase a major collection...
2 memorials
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