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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Crimean War

Crimean War

War between Russia and an alliance of France, Germany, Britain, Turkey and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Major battles include those at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, where they still occasionally find ...

Event, Armed Forces, Crimea, Russia, Turkey

6 memorials
Walter Clopton Wingfield

Walter Clopton Wingfield

Born at Rhysnant Hall, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Served in the 1st Dragoon Guards, and saw action in China and India. In the late 1860s he began experimenting with an outdoor version of real tennis. ...

Person, Armed Forces, Food & Drink, Sport / Games, China/Hong Kong, India, Wales

1 memorial
C. Osman

C. Osman

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
R. H. Galliford

R. H. Galliford

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Albt. M. Taylor

Albt. M. Taylor

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial