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
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Hyde Park Barracks - 1970
This plaque was unveiled by Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer KG and Admiral o...
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W. J. Knowles
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
A. W. Cumbers
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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RAF Middle East Air Force Command lost in the Suez Canal Zone
Men and women of Middle East Air Force Command who lost their lives in the Suez Canal Zone, 1945 -1956, and especially for those who have no known grave.
Captain Matthew Flinders
Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshire. Invented the Flinders Bar, a device for counteracting the vertical component of a ship's magnetic field, and gave Aus...
Dr Samuel Johnson
Essayist, biographer, lexicographer and speaker of quotes. Born Lichfield, Staffordshire. Left home and travelled to London with David Garrick. "When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; f...
Bow Library
E3, Gladstone Place, 1
{On the central plaque:} This stone was laid by J. Passmore Edwards Esq 19 October 1900 Mark Dalton - Chairman of Vestry Arthur H. Valent...
Chippendale workshop
WC2, St Martin's Lane, 60 - 61
London County Council The workshop of Thomas Chippendale and his son, cabinet makers, stood near this site, 1753 - 1813.
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