A member of the Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition 1851.
Born Kinglassie, Fifeshire. Soldier, Fellow of the Royal Society (of Science) and Governor of Bermuda, Barbados & Malta.
A member of the Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition 1851.
Born Kinglassie, Fifeshire. Soldier, Fellow of the Royal Society (of Science) and Governor of Bermuda, Barbados & Malta.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir William Reid
Designed by Joseph Durham with modifications by Sydney Smirke. Inaugurated by...
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Lance Corporal Douglas Mills was born about 1...
Founding Master of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters. Buckingham Covers has a short biography.
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 4 July 1918, age 25, while serving in the 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. "Having silenced every gun in one direction, an enemy gun opened up from a dif...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.