1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during WW1. Initially nicknamed "butcher of the Somme", but then popular before his death. He has since been criticised for mismanagement of some of the major battles in France. First president of the British Legion. Died 21 Prince's Gate. This photo shows his statue in Edinburgh Castle.
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Lord Douglas Haig
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Cavalry Memorial
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
Hornsey British Legion
This double plaque is under the window on the left. Sir Philip Sassoon was AD...
Other Subjects
11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment
The battalion was formed in Lewisham and fought in France and Italy. It was disbanded at the end of the war. The Royal West Kent Regiment had been in existence since 1881. In 1961 it was amalgamate...
1 memorial
P. L. Toms
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Henry Edward Wigley
Henry Edward Wigley was born on 11 March 1888 in Bermondsey, Surrey (now Greater London), a son of Charles James Wigley (1840-1893) and Charlotte Ann Wigley née Forrest (1853-1915). His birth was r...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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Ward of Cordwainer Club and members
Cordwainers are shoe-makers. The club celebrated its centenary in 2002.
2 memorials
Blind Veterans UK
This charity was founded at the start of WW1 by Arthur Pearson, the newspaper magnate who became blind in later life, as The Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors' Care Committee. February 1915 it opened t...
3 memorials
Queen Mary (consort)
Wife of George V, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck at Kensington Palace. Nicknamed May, the month of her birth. Her...
18 memorials
William Tegetmeier
Naturalist and journalist. Born William Bernhardt Tegetmeier at High Street, Colnbrook Buckinghamshire. A founding member of the Savage Club, and a writer and journalist. He befriended Charles Darw...
1 memorial
Sir Arthur Pearson
Newspaper publisher and philanthropist. Born in Wookey, Somerset. In 1898 he founded the Daily Express, which was innovative in printing news instead of adverts on its front page. When he started t...
1 memorial
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