Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, K.G. Born near Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland. Became a national hero leading the British army in the Sudan. Continued his career in the Boer War, India and Egypt. In WW1 he was appointed the Secretary of War and appeared on the recruiting posters "Your Country Needs You". His reputation suffered after the Gallipoli disaster. Drowned when the HMS Hampshire, taking him to Russia was sunk by the Germans off the Orkneys with the loss of over 640 lives.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lord Kitchener
Commemorated ati
Kitchener statue
{On the front of the plinth:} Kitchener, 1850 - 1916 {On the front of the lo...
Knightsbridge - 4 - Kitchener
Stalin? Can't be - for so many reasons, one being that he didn't look like t...
Lord Kitchener
LCC Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, K.G. (1850 - 1916), lived here...
WW1 cross at St Botolph's
Unlike the majority of war memorials this was erected while the war continued...
Other Subjects
H. D. Holt
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
W. J. Filbee
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
Charles John Bates
Charles John Bates was born on 6 December 1903 in Deptford, London, a son of Thomas Alfred Bates (1875-1936) and Elizabeth Louisa Bates née Manley (1878-1962). His birth was registered in the 1st q...
Hammersmith war dead
Hammersmith servicemen who were killed in both world wars.
Worshipful Company of Firefighters
A late-comer to the City guilds. Formed by Gerald Clarkson, in 1988. 13 June 1995 granted the status of a City Company without Livery. 23 October 2001 it became known as the Worshipful Company ...