Person    | Male  Born 28/9/1852  Died 22/5/1925

Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Categories: Armed Forces

Born Kent. 1913 promoted field marshal. 1922 created earl of Ypres for his Irish services. 1923 appointed captain of Deal Castle. He made his home there and died there.

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Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

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Cavalry Memorial

Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...

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1 memorial
G. E. Westlake

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1 memorial
J. P. Fisher

J. P. Fisher

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

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War served, WW1
1 memorial
Royal Tank Regiment

Royal Tank Regiment

Tanks were first used in combat at Flers, France, on 15th September 1916. Heavy Section and Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps, the Tank Corps, Royal Tank Corps and Royal Tank Regiment.

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1 memorial

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