Founder of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Engineers. Born Lambeth and baptised in the church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth, August 10, 1779. After a distinguished career in Canada and in the Peninsular War, he was called out of retirement in 1826 and sent to Canada to build the 200 kilometre Rideau Canal waterway from Ottawa River to Lake Ontario. It opened in 1832. By retired to Frant, East Sussex, where he died.
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War dead, WW1
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Serjeant Arthur Sidney Redgell
He was born as Alfred Sidney Redgell the eldest of the three children of Alfred Harper Redgell (1860-1910) and Harriet Annie Redgell née Jones (1866-1892). His birth was registered in the 2nd quart...
War dead, WW1
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A. Prior
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
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War dead, WW2
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RAF Benevolent Fund
Created by Lord Trenchard to provide direct welfare assistance to those of the extended Royal Air Force family in need or distress.
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