Naval officer. Born Kent. Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, from November 1816 until his death. His tomb monument is close to the monument for the Old Burial Ground.
Naval officer. Born Kent. Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, from November 1816 until his death. His tomb monument is close to the monument for the Old Burial Ground.
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Vice-Admiral, Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, GCB
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Army officer. Born Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby at Brackenhurst Hall, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. He fought in the second Boer war and in World War I his command captured Vimy Ridge. Later he l...
The HQ of the United States Army Air Forces moved from London to Camp Griffiss in Bushy Park and then, following the success of D-Day, to France.
Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...
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Part of the force commanded by Havelock.
In 2000 the team included: Rupert Harris, Martin Rodda, Andy Coupe, Jasper Lyon, Matthew Macdonald, Petrina Stroud, Tove Hirth, Jane Knight, Melvyn Rodda, Wil Roberts.
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