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.
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Field Marshal Allenby
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
London County Council Field Marshal, Viscount Allenby, 1861-1936, lived here,...
Pilot. Born Robin McGregor Waterston in Edinburgh. He joined 603 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Turnhouse in 1937, and was called to full-time service on August 24th 1939. Shot down over Woolwich...
James Herbert Dougherty was born on 18 March 1902 in Charlton, London, the son of James Edward Dougherty (1859-1933) and Amy Ellen Dougherty née Dancer (1858-1921). His birth was registered in the ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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