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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Captain Michael Alan Berdoe-Wilkinson
Michael Alan Berdoe-Wilkinson was born on 28 April 1945, the elder child of Dermot William Berdoe-Wilkinson (1882-1955) and Vera Berdoe-Wilkinson née Christopherson. His birth was registered in the...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
T. G. Clewlow
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Lord Balmerino
Jacobite. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden. Tried and beheaded on the Tower Hill scaffold.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. T. Benn
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial