Field Marshal. Born Dublin. Served in the Indian Rebellion and the Crimean War. Led the attempt to relieve Khartoum. 1895 - 1900 Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. The very model of the 'Modern Major-General' in the 'Pirates of Penzance' by Gilbert. Died Menton, France. His reputation for efficiency led to the coining of the phrase "everything's all Sir Garnet" meaning tickety-boo.
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Field-Marshal, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Garnet Joseph
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Able Seaman Thomas Arthur Gautrey
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1 memorial
F. W. Holiday
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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1 memorial
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2 memorials
Hoxton - WW2
N1, Bletchley Street, 3, Holy Trinity Church
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1 subject commemorated
St Saviour’s Dock
Our picture source, HSomerville provides a thorough history of this area and says "St Saviour's Dock was created in the 13th century by the Cluniac monks of Bermondsey Abbey."
1 memorial
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