Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. Born Norfolk. Served Charles I loyally and, when the cause was lost, retired to Maidstone.
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Sir Jacob Astley
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Chelsea Pensioner statue
Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea to commemorate the Second Millenni...
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W. J. Baker
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Francis W. Fletcher
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Rifleman James Barrow Davies
James Barrow Davies was born in 1885. His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1885 in the West Derby registration district in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside). He was the son of James ...
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Sir Osbert Sitwell
Born 3 Arlington Street. Writer, famed for his collaborations with his sister Edith and brother Sacheverell. He wrote the libretto for Sir William Walton’s oratorio, Belshazzar’s Feast. Died Monteg...
Claudia Fontaine
Claudia Fontaine was an backing vocalist from Peckham, London. Guardian obituary. The plaque has Fontaine spelt as Fontayne.
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