Born in London as John Peniston Milbanke, the son of the 9th baronet and so later became the 10th baronet. Awarded the VC for his bravery in the Second Boer War when just 27. Killed in action in Turkey.
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Sir John Milbanke, VC
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St Peters Eaton Square - WW1 memorial - names
The Biblical quotation at the end of the inscription is from 1 John 3:16. Th...
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Lt.-Col. John Lees Hall, MRCS, LRCP (FD)
Deputy Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1907-1915. Knight Grace in the Order of St John. The BMJ, 1915 Aug 28; 2(2852): 351 carries an obituary: "L...
Leading Stoker Bertram Horace W. Peckham
Bertram Horace W. Peckham was born on 20 June 1883 in Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1883 in the Christchurch Registration District, Ham...
W. Quinn
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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Captain John Smith
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Sir Noel Caron
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Walter Wakley
Walter Wakley was born on 4 October 1883 in Clapham, Surrey, the fifth of the eight children of Albert Wakley (1852-1915) and Sophia Wakley née Watson (1855-1923). His birth was registered in the 4...
Chelsea Embankment - Old Church
SW3, Chelsea Embankment
There were at least 3 designs for lamps along the Thames Embankments. This one, by Timothy Butler, was used rarely so it is a pleasure to...
Kellaway's Funeral Service
Firm of undertakers located in South East London.
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