A professional soldier who served with distinction in America, at both the siege of Louisburg and the capture of Quebec in 1759. He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the first part of the American War of Independence. MP for Nottingham from 1758 to 1780, Governor of Berwick-on-Tweed in 1795, and from 1805 until his death, Governor of Plymouth. One of his older brothers was Admiral Earl Howe, who was responsible for the sea victory the Glorious First of June, in 1794.
Buried at St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham alongside his wife Frances, daughter of Lady Anne Connolly, of Twickenham.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William, 5th Viscount Howe
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Garden of rest
Holly Road Garden of rest This garden was first laid out for public use in 19...
Other Subjects
Arctic Convoys WW2
The Arctic convoys of WW2 were ocean-going convoys which sailed from the UK, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet Union – primarily Archangel and Murmansk in Russia. There wer...
1 memorial
Sapper Frederick Leslie Hall
Frederick Leslie Hall was born on 30 September 1909 in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, the youngest of the five children of Joseph Hall (1868-1920) and Caroline Bresson Hall née Goodwin (1870-1961)....
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
D. J. C. Moyce
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Trooper Simon Andrew Tipper
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this soldier: Born Kidderminster, Worcestershire. In June 1982 he married Louise Croxson in Wandsworth. He died at the scene of the Hyde Park bo...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Aboliton of slavery - SE1
SE1, Potters Fields
We photographed this statue in September 2012 and it was gone by March 2014. Presumably it was relocated somewhere but we don't know.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Sculptured stone bench
EC1, West Smithfield Rotunda
Portland stone, 6 tonnes. CWO has more information about this bench.
3 subjects commemorated,
6 creators
Lanesborough Hotel
A 5 star hotel, reputedly the most expensive in London. In 2011 the highest rate was £14,000 per night. Each guest is allocated a 24 hour butler.
2 memorials
Dr Ross J. Bastiaan
From Australian Memorial Park Bullecourt : "Dr Ross Bastiaan is a Colonel in the Australian Army Reserve. He is a practising periodontist {dentist} in Melbourne, Victoria. More than 140 bronze reli...
1 memorial
Saint Erkenwald
Saint. Also known as Ercenwald, Earconwald, Eorcenwald and Erconwald. Born at Lindsey, Lincolnshire. He helped establish two Benedictine abbeys; Chertsey Abbey for men and Barking Abbey for women. ...
2 memorials