1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during WW1. Initially nicknamed "butcher of the Somme", but then popular before his death. He has since been criticised for mismanagement of some of the major battles in France. First president of the British Legion. Died 21 Prince's Gate. This photo shows his statue in Edinburgh Castle.
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Lord Douglas Haig
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Cavalry Memorial
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
Hornsey British Legion
This double plaque is under the window on the left. Sir Philip Sassoon was AD...
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lance Corporal Albert Thomas Read
Albert Thomas Read was born on 15 August 1910 in Finsbury, London, the tenth of the eleven children of William John Read (1867-1948) and Hannah Maud Read née Sweeny (1874-1949). His birth was regis...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Private Thomas John Casson
Thomas John Casson was born circa 1886 in Lambeth, Surrey (now Greater London), the second of the seven children of James Casson (b.circa 1859) and Mary Sophia Casson née Young (circa 1866-1952). H...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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Eric Morecambe, OBE
Comedian. Born John Eric Bartholomew in Morecambe, Lancashire. Partnered by Ernie Wise their first joint TV show was in 1954 and the last in 1983, with the Christmas specials being national event...
4 memorials
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