Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert B. Grainger
Commemorated ati
South African War
We are told by the people at The Register of the Anglo-Boer War that this war...
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W. H. Newey
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
John Buchan
Author and Governor-General of Canada. Born at Perth, Scotland. He entered the diplomatic service, becoming private secretary to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa. Created Baron Tweedsmuir ...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Canada, Scotland, South Africa
1 memorial
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Sid James
Comedy actor. Born in Johannesburg (on Hancock Street), South Africa, to a pair of British music hall performers and brought up in both South Africa and England. Worked as a diamond sorter and th...
4 memorials
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Sir Herbert Baker and Scott
Architects. Later Vernon Helbing joined the firm. Sir Herbert Baker was one of the four principal architects of the Imperial War Graves Commission, See Blomfield for the others.
1 memorial
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Inventor and adventurer. Born Woburn, Massachusetts. Having spied for the British in America he moved to England in 1776, was knighted by King George III, moved to Germany where he gained the titl...
Person, Politics & Administration, Science, France, Germany, USA
1 memorial
Tipperary pub
EC4, Fleet Street
Maps showing the route of the River Fleet do not show it passing through this site. This brings into question the veracity of all the tex...
4 subjects commemorated
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