Person    | Male  Born 6/8/1763  Died 5/1/1827

Frederick, Duke of York

Categories: Armed Forces, Royalty

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

Commemorated ati

Duke of York's column

Bronze statue by Westmacott of "The Grand Old Duke of York" of nursery rhyme ...

Read More

Mary Anne Clarke

Mary Anne Clarke, 1776 - 1852, mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York, li...

Read More

Other Subjects

London Electrical Engineers

London Electrical Engineers

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
David Nelson, VC

David Nelson, VC

Irish born sergeant in the Royal Horse Artillery. Awarded the VC for his heroism on 1 September 1914, age 28, while serving in the Royal Horse Artillery. "During a holding action by his battery an...

Person, Armed Forces, France, Ireland

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
A. Baines

A. Baines

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Royal Army Veterinary Corps - London Units
1 memorial
Herbert Barlow Nightingale

Herbert Barlow Nightingale

Footballer. Born in Silvertown and known as 'Nobby'. He worked for the local electrical engineering company Seimens, and played for Charlton Athletic football club. In WWI, he signed up with the Ro...

Person, Armed Forces, Sport / Games, Belgium

1 memorial