Soldier and administrator. Born Shropshire. With the East India Company he effectively founded the British Empire. Spent much of his adult life in India, making his fortune there and becoming Governor of Bengal. Back at home in Berkeley Square he committed suicide with an overdose of laudanum after being accused of financial irregularities.
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Robert, Lord Clive, Clive of India
Clive lived here from 1761 until his death, from an overdose of laudanum. (fr...
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this soldier: Born Maide...
Churchill's chief military advisor in WW2. Born (and brought up) in France a...
Group , Armed Forces, War Memorial other, War Memorial WW1, War Memorial WW2 , Nepal
Olympic gold medallist. Born in Plowden, Manchester, Jamaica. In 1942, he joi...
