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.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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...
Other Subjects
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...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. M. Bacon
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
F. J. Clark
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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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
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
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...
3 memorials
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 ...
1 memorial
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