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.
He has been accused of actions leading to famines and other atrocities towards native populations.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert, Lord Clive, Clive of India
Clive lived here from 1761 until his death, from an overdose of laudanum.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Alfred William Forder was born on 14 June 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, (now Greater London), the eighth of the eleven children of Edward Forder (1851-1937) and Rachel Forder née Thain (1850-1934)...
It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the south-east was coordinated during the Battle of Britain and throughout WW2. It's now a museum and well worth a visit.
Infantry officer, naval officer and politician. Born Northamptonshire. Patron and good friend to Pepys. Fought on behalf of Cromwell's Commonwealth first in the army and then as a General at Sea. ...
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
