Person    | Male  Born 23/4/1861  Died 14/5/1936

Field Marshal Allenby

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Africa, Egypt, France

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 led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the conqueat of Palestine and Syria. Created Viscount Allenby of of Megiddo and Felixstowe in 1919. Died at his home, 24 Wetherby Gardens, Kensington.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Field Marshal Allenby

Commemorated ati

Cavalry Memorial

Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...

Read More

Field Marshal Allenby

London County Council Field Marshal, Viscount Allenby, 1861-1936, lived here,...

Read More

Other Subjects

Wm. J. Turner

Wm. J. Turner

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Staff Sergeant Roberts

Staff Sergeant Roberts

Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Staff Serjeant Charles Roberts was born on 25...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Scotland

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
J. W. Bull

J. W. Bull

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
23rd Battalion

23rd Battalion

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
B. C. Tucher

B. C. Tucher

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial