Prince Arthur of Connaught. Born Arthur William Patrick Albert. Seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria. He entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich at 16 years old, and in 1900 was appointed Commander in Chief of the British Army in Ireland, and Governor General of Canada in 1911. 1874 Arthur was created a royal peer.
This image shows a 1937 portrait by Philip de László.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
This is a marble copy of the bronze statue in Chester. "R & I" was a suf...
Lieutenant Charles Pope, Australian Imperial Force (Western Australia), 15th April 1917. From East London Advertiser: "Pope, a one-time London bobby, was born in Mile End in March, 1883. He emigra...
Army officer. Born John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort at 24 Chesham Place, London. He served with the Grenadier Guards in World War I and was awarded the Victoria Cross in...
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
Was Vice Principal of the Jewish Orphanage at Norwood in 1956 and by 2000 had a position in the Office of the Chief Rabbi. Alan Greenbat was born 2 April 1929, the son of Maximilian Greenbat (1893...
Flight Lieutenant Charles Edward Bateman. From the American Air Museum in Britain website we know that he lived in San Gabriel, California, USA, and that he joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Res...
