Admiral. Born Staffordshire. 1740-4 circumnavigated the globe. Captured a Spanish galleon loaded with gold and silver (aren't they all?) and returned home a wealthy man. Died at home, Moor Park, Hertfordshire. Description of his voyage, from the cat angle, at English Buildings.
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Admiral George Anson
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15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
1,240 members fell while serving with the regiment in the Great War. The battalion has served in several guises over the years including as the 21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Civil Service Rifle...
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Private William Alfred Andrade
William Alfred Andrade was the son of William David Andrade (1869-1920) and Esther Andrade. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1896 in the Poplar Registration District, London. In the ...
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Cyril Gordon Martin, VC
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War served, WW1
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Born in Essex House. He was the son of Queen Elizabeth's Essex, and the last in the line.
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