Born Colchester. Fought in both world wars. Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1955–8. Chief military adviser during the Suez Crisis. Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards from 1963 and Colonel of the Blues and Royals from 1969. Died Chelsea.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer
Creations Information
Hyde Park Barracks - 1970
This plaque was unveiled by Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer KG and Admiral o...
Other Subjects
Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
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 Comman...
3 memorials
Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Heneage Drummond, VC
A lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. On 9/10th May 1918 at Ostend, Belgium, he volunteered for rescue work and was following HMS Vindictive to the harbour when a shell burst on board ...
1 memorial
Field Marshal, First Viscount Alanbrooke
Churchill's chief military advisor in WW2. Born (and brought up) in France as Alan Brooke into the Irish aristocracy. Entered the army aged 18 and served in Ireland and India and then in WW1, in ...
1 memorial
Admiral, Sir R. Goodwin Keats, GCB
Naval officer. Born Hampshire. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1821 until his death there. The Greenwich monument has his name spelt 'Keates'; all other sources have 'Keats'.
1 memorial
