Person    | Male  Born 30/9/1788  Died 29/6/1855

Lord Raglan

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Crimea

FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan. Commander in the Crimean War 1853 - 56. It is generally thought to have been his overall incompetence that led to the disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade. Died of dysentery and disappointment at the failure of the Siege of Sebastopol. His body was brought back to England and buried at Badminton, where he was born.

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Lord Raglan

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Hyde Park Barracks - Somerset and Raglan

These two must be Somerset and Raglan but which is which we can't tell you.

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Lord Raglan

Lord Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, 1788 - 1855, Commander during the Cr...

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Westminster School - old boys fallen in Crimean War & Indian Rebellion

The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westmins...

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Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

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C. S. Toms

C. S. Toms

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

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1 memorial
R. L. O'Connell

R. L. O'Connell

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

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1 memorial
F. Bailey

F. Bailey

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

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1 memorial
Ernest Hawkins

Ernest Hawkins

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

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Hornsey Central Hospital - foundation stone, 1937

Hornsey Central Hospital - foundation stone, 1937

N8, Park Road, 151, Hornsey Central Health Centre

This extension opened in 1938.

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