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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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Staff Corporal (SQMC) Roy John Bright
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this soldier: Squadron Quartermaster Corporal. Born Braintree, Essex, the son of Edward George Bright and Phyliss Ruby Bright, née Layzell. He m...
1 memorial
A. G. S. Mynott
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War served, WW1
1 memorial
C. W. Deaves
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Private John Carr
John Carr was born in 1883 in Rotherhithe, Surrey (now Greater London). He was a son of John Carr and Elizabeth Carr née Gardiner. In the 1891 census he was shown as living in two rooms at 8 Rudfor...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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Dylan Thomas
Poet. Born at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Swansea, which is now a themed holiday rental. Died at St Vincents Hospital, in New York City during a lecture tour of the United States. He is buried at Laugharne,...
6 memorials
César Ritz
Hotelier. Born Switzerland, son of a peasant farmer. Started work as a waiter and worked his way up, in Paris, Vienna, Lucerne, etc. Came to London in 1889 as the manager of Richard D'Oyly Carte's...
1 memorial
Frank Boyles
Captain Frank Raymond Boyles was born on 24 July 1920 in Syriam, Burma (now Thanlyin, Myanmar), the younger son and second of the three children of James Richard Boyles (1886-1970) and Marie Caroli...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
1 memorial
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole - SE16
SE16, Old Jamaica Road, 43, Salmon Youth Centre
{The portrait image is a mosaic of photos of people (presumably members of the Youth Centre) with a hand over one of their eyes.} {The p...
1 subject commemorated
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