Born St James's Palace, the second and favourite son of George III. Card gambler. Fought a duel on Wimbledon Common. Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 1795 - 1809 and 1811 - 1827. Died, heavily in debt, at the duke of Rutland's house, Arlington Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Frederick, Duke of York
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Duke of York's column
Bronze statue by Westmacott of "The Grand Old Duke of York" of nursery rhyme ...
Mary Anne Clarke
Mary Anne Clarke, 1776 - 1852, mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York, li...
Other Subjects
Captain Ralph Douglas Binney
Hero. Born Berkshire. Royal Navy captain. Served in WW1 and WW2 and awarded CBE in 1943. This 'Have-a-go' hero single-handed attempted to stop 'smash-and-grab' thieves at a jeweller's shop in B...
G. Sarson
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
Jack Cornwell, VC
Sailor. Born as John Travers Cornwell in Clyde Place, Leyton, he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 15. Killed at the Battle of Jutland, aged 16. He was serving on H.M.S. Chester during the ...
J. W. Otton, DCM
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
Lance Corporal Charles Albert Still
Charles Albert Still was born on 26 April 1899 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, a son of Harry Still (1865-1932) and Elizabeth Still née Charles (1859-1933). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter ...
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men and women of the London Midland and Scottish Railway
The building in which some of these people worked is nearby. 1934 Euston House was built on what is now Eversholt Street as the headquarters of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Designed by...
Normandy Landings / D-Day
The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actua...
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