Born Hampshire, son of a naval officer. Went to sea aged 15. Served in: East Indies and China, the Mediterranean. Participated in the bombardment of Odessa and of Sebastopol. Died at his home in Cadogan Square, leaving his widow, Georgiana.
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Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes
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Holy Trinity Sloane Square - Willes
To the glory of God. In memory of Admiral Sir George Willes GCB, the gates &...
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G. V. Manley
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Cyril Gordon Martin, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 12 March 1915, age 23, while serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers. "With a party of six infantry bombers under intense enemy fire he held back enemy reinforceme...
Private Frederick Dodman
Frederick Dodman was born on 2 February 1879 in Paddington, London, the son of John Dodman (1844-1917) and Sarah Dodman née Stevens (1846-1879). He was baptised on the 20 July 1879 at St Michael an...
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Rev. Walter Horne
Vicar At St Philips Lambeth in 1895. Vicar at St. Saviour's in Brixton. Died Felixstowe where he was vicar. Information from EstateDocBox. From Core: Horne co-wrote an instructional article, “Some...
Antoine Lavoisier
Born in Paris to a family of nobility. Considered "the father of modern chemistry", by the French anyway, who no doubt would also claim that he discovered oxygen, when we all know that was Priestl...
Spitfire aircraft
From our Picture source: "Produced in greater numbers than any other British combat aircraft before or since the War, 20,341 Spitfires were built in 22 different variants (excluding the navalised S...
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