Group    From 1899  To 1900

Royal Marines killed in South Africa and China

Countries: Africa, China/Hong Kong

Killed in action or died of wounds or disease.

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Royal Marines killed in South Africa and China

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Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah

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Person, Politics & Administration, Africa, Ghana

1 memorial
West African Frontier Force

West African Frontier Force

Formed by the British Colonial Office and served in WW1 and WW2.  In 1928 became the Royal WAFF.  Disbanded in 1960.

Group, Armed Forces, Africa

1 memorial
Cyril Richard (Rick) Rescorla

Cyril Richard (Rick) Rescorla

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Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Tragedy, Africa, Cyprus, USA, Vietnam

1 memorial
Lord Kitchener

Lord Kitchener

Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, K.G. Born near Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland. Became a national hero leading the British army in the Sudan. Continued his career in the Boer War, In...

Person, Armed Forces, Seriously Famous, Africa, Egypt, India, Ireland, Scotland

4 memorials
South African War / Boer War

South African War / Boer War

Also known as the (second) (Anglo-)Boer War. The war is described in three phases: first: The Boer offensive (October–December 1899); second: The British offensive (January to September 1900); thir...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Africa

8 memorials

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Marcial Echenique

Marcial Echenique

Professor of Land Use and Transport Studies and Dean of Architecture at Cambridge.  Born Chile.  Awarded an OBE in 2009.

Person, Architecture, Education, Transport, Chile

1 memorial