Netherlands Merchant Navy
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park war memorial
The tablets are numbered with roman numerals: I - XVI. Panels 1-10 carry 198...
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Anna Pavlova
Born St. Petersburg, Russia (on 31 January according to the calendar in use at the time). In 1909 she went to Paris with the Ballets Russes tour. Moved permanently to London in 1912 and lived at I...
2 memorials
Dennis Bergkamp
Footballer. Born in Amsterdam. Nicknamed 'The Non-Flying Dutchman' because of his aviophobia. He played for Ajax in his home country and for Arsenal F.C. from 1995 to 2006.
1 memorial
Dr Isaac Dorislaus
Born in the Netherlands. A distinguished anti-royalist scholar, for Charles I's trial he was assistant to the Solicitor General but did not sign the death warrant. Murdered in the Hague in 1649 by ...
1 memorial
300 years of Anglo-Dutch Maritine Friendship
Both sea-faring, Protestant nations, relations have been pretty good since William of Orange was invited to take the British throne in 1688.
Event, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Netherlands
1 memorial
Walter Myers Churchill
Group Captain Walter Myers Churchill, DSO, DFC, was born on 27 November 1907 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the eldest of the four children of William John Algernon Churchill (1865-1947) and Hannah...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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Daily Mirror newspaper
Tabloid newspaper. Created by Alfred Harmsworth, initially as a paper for women by women but the following year he changed it to be a picture paper with a male editor and he fired all the female j...
1 memorial
George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan
Naval officer and politician. Born St James's Square. Joined the Navy aged 13 (this was not uncommon) and served in the French Revolutionary Wars. Charles had 7 elder brothers so the chances of him...
1 memorial
Sir Arthur Crosfield
Wealthy soap magnate and Liberal MP for Warrington in Cheshire. Married Domini Elliadi, a Greek tennis champion and millionairess, and in 1912 they bought Parkfield in Highgate from Walter Scrimgeo...
Person, Benefactor, Industry, Politics & Administration, France, Greece
1 memorial
Laurence Binyon
Poet. Born Lancaster. Worked at the British Museum and become expert in Chinese and Japanese art. Wrote 'For the Fallen' in 1914. Red Cross volunteer at the Western Front in WW1. Died in a nur...
13 memorials
Albert Grant
Born Dublin, Ireland as Abraham Gottheimer. The King of Italy conferred the title of Baron Grant - for improvement schemes in Milan. He was also MP for Kidderminster. His financial dealings were...
1 memorial
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