Person    | Male  Born 15/1/1930  Died 13/10/2015

Major General G. M. G. Swindells

Categories: Armed Forces

Born Cheshire. National President of The British Korean Veterans Association from 2006. A strong swimmer, but drowned off the coast of Elba while on holiday. Obituary.

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Major General G. M. G. Swindells

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Korean War memorial

The phrase "distant obligation..." references a cabinet meeting on 25 June 19...

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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill

Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill

Born Shropshire. Served in the Napoleonic Wars. 1830 - 42 Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues). The Horse Guards were part of the Household Cavalry and were based at Knightsbri...

Person, Armed Forces

1 memorial
G. Stacey

G. Stacey

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. M. Bacon

C. M. Bacon

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
F. J. Clark

F. J. Clark

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
Sapper White

Sapper White

Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Sapper Stanley Victor White was born on 20 Ju...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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William Pitt the younger

William Pitt the younger

W1, Baker Street, 120

London County Council William Pitt the younger, 1759 - 1806, lived here, 1803 - 1804.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Julius Wernher

Sir Julius Wernher

Co-founder and funder (with Alfred Beit) of the Royal School of Mines building. Born Damstadt, Germany, came to London in 1871, and, acting as a diamond agent, went to Kimberly in South Africa. Re...

Person, Industry, Philanthropy, Race Issues, Germany, South Africa

1 memorial
Philip Hardwick

Philip Hardwick

Architect.  His father and grandfather were both architects with the name Thomas Hardwick.  Hardwick married Julia Shaw, sister of John Shaw, also from a family of architects.   Their son, Philip C...

Person, Architecture

3 memorials
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Dancer, singer, actor. Born and died America. Brother and sister, Frederick and Adele Austerlitz, started as children as vaudeville performers. Between 1917 and 1932 they appeared in musical shows ...

Person, Cinema, Dance, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial