Served in India and South Africa. He named Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape after his wife, who had died in India, and built a pyramid-shaped memorial to her there. He returned to England and married again but took his own life on the anniversary of Elizabeth's death. Buried at St Pancras Churchyard with her embalmed heart. Ahhh.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
General Sir Rufane Donkin, KCB, GCH
Commemorated ati
Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial
This elaborate piece of high Victoriana was designed by George Highton of Bri...
Other Subjects
Second Lieutenant Ernest George Westacott
Ernest George Westacott was born on 1 December 1876, the sixth of the nine children of Thomas Bentley Westacott (1839-1924) and Sarah Rebecca Westacott née Cosby. His birth was registered in 1st qu...
War served, Other war
1 memorial
W. H. Bennett
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. S. Orme
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
James Collis, VC
Gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the retreat from Maiwand to Kandahar in the Second Anglo-Afghan War on 28th July 1880.
War served, Other war
1 memorial
1 memorial
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