Born Lincolnshire with humble origins. He enlisted in 1877 and rose rapidly through the ranks, not commanding troops but excelling in intellectual work such as languages and intelligence. Died at home at 88 Westbourne Terrace. The first and only British Army soldier to rise from private soldier to field marshal.
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Sir William Robertson, Field Marshal
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Cavalry Memorial
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
Other Subjects
Cadet Edward Sylvester Blake
Edward Sylvester Blake was born on 31 December 1896 in Wilnecote, Warwickshire, the youngest of the three children of the Reverend James Edward Huxley Blake (1863-1933) and Beatrice Harriet Blake n...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Arthur Moore Lascelles, VC
He was an acting captain in the Durham Light Infantry, when on 3rd December 1917, Masnieres, France he was faced with a heavy bombardment. Although wounded he continued to encourage his men until t...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
William Henry Grimbaldeston, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 16 August 1917, age 27, while serving in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. "In spite of heavy fire from a blockhouse, he pressed on towards its entrance, threaten...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lance Corporal Frederick Joshua Bright
Frederick Joshua Bright was born on 20 November 1892 in Haggerston, London, one of the nine children of Edward Charles Bright (1860-1936) and Alice Sarah Bright née Slater (1861-1948). He was bapt...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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First Zeppelin bomb of WW1, correct - 2
N16, Alkham Road, 16
Commemoration of this event has had a chequered history. First Hackney mistakenly erected a plaque on the wrong building. That plaque the...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Gracie Fields - N1
N1, Upper Street, 72a
Gracie lived here in a flat above a sweet shop, 1926 - 1929, with her parents and first husband, Archie Pitt. She made her London debut ...
1 subject commemorated
Gilbert Ernest Adams, DFC
Surbiton man killed serving in WW2. Pilot Officer Gilbert Ernest Adams DFC was the third of the five children of Ernest George Adams (b.1884) and Florence Annie Adams née Arkell (1887-1949). His b...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial
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