Military commander. Born London of Anglo-Irish descent. Served in both world wars. A keen artist (painter and sculptor) as well as a excellent sportsman. We note this because these two attributes are very rare in one individual. Colonel of the Irish Guards 1946-9. Then Governor-General of Canada. Died in hospital in Slough, following a heart attack.
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Field Marshall Earl Alexander of Tunis
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Earl Alexander of Tunis
{On the front of the plinth:} Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis, 1891...
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Private Frederick Haver
Frederick Haver was born in October 1881 the eldest of the 12 children of Robert John Haver (1858-1904) and Eliza Haver née Jarman (b.1859). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1881 in t...
Person, Armed Forces, Belgium, India, Pakistan, South Africa
Sir John Milbanke, VC
Born in London as John Peniston Milbanke, the son of the 9th baronet and so later became the 10th baronet. Awarded the VC for his bravery in the Second Boer War when just 27. Killed in action in Tu...
A. H. Yardley, Jnr.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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Terrence Higgins Trust founded
EC1, Old Street, 333, 333 Mother Bar
{Around the logo of the Terrence Higgins Trust:} The first meeting of the Terrence Higgins Trust was held here on 17th August 1983. 10th ...
David Nixon
TW11, Thames Walkway, Behind Broom Road
These plaques were originally located on the buildings of the Teddington Studios in Broom Road. The studios were closed and demolished in...
Tyburn tree
The first recorded execution here was the hanging of the champion of London's poor, William Fitz Osbern in 1196. Back then there may have been a real tree but in 1571 the 'Tyburn Tree' was erected....
Lockerbie bench - 17 - Skabo
TW9, Kew Gardens
We have numbered these 17 plaques, anti-clockwise, starting from the plaque for the whole crew which faces the water. Oddly, the last two...
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