Churchill's chief military advisor in WW2. Born (and brought up) in France as Alan Brooke into the Irish aristocracy. Entered the army aged 18 and served in Ireland and India and then in WW1, in France. Married twice, his first wife dying in 1925 in a car crash in which he was driving. In WW2 he was Chief of the Imperial General Staff and then Field Marshal. As a keen ornithologist he was president of the Zoological Society of London 1950 - 1954 and vice-president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Died at home in Hampshire.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Field Marshal, First Viscount Alanbrooke
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Alanbrooke statue
{On the front of the plinth:} Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke {Right s...
Other Subjects
W. J. Kingsley
J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2. The J. Lyons memorial has a photo attached to the list of names. As you see, it's not clear to which name it is attached but Kingsley seems the...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Worshipful Company of Firefighters
A late-comer to the City guilds. Formed by Gerald Clarkson, in 1988. 13 June 1995 granted the status of a City Company without Livery. 23 October 2001 it became known as the Worshipful Company ...
1 memorial
Cecil W. Smith
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
cnihtengild
A guild of knights, whose role may have been to defend London from attack from the east. The book "London, 800-1216: The Shaping of a City By Christopher Nugent Lawrence" has a go at explaining w...
1 memorial
E. A Peckham
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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