Naval officer. Born Ireland, Co. Wicklow. "Royal naval biography; or, Memoirs of ..." has a full biography. Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, where he died.
The Greenwich monument has his name spelt "Farebrother" but all other sources have "Fairbrother".
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Rear-Admiral, Sir William Fairbrother Carroll, KCB
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
This particular dedication does not actually specify that the commemorated are only those who lost their lives.
Andrew Leonard Clark was born on 23 October 1897 the son of Andrew Thomas Clark (1866-1941) and Eliza Clark née Nottage (1862-1959). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1897 in the Mary...
We had not heard of the Barnato-Joel family before coming across this plaque. If the web can be believed they are a tragic family. Do ...
Julian Stephen Alfred Hodge was born 15 October 1904 in Camberwell, the second of the seven children of Alfred Edward Hodge (1882-1950) and Jane Emily Hodge née Simcocks (1877-1946). His birth was ...
Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Emergency Services, Channel Islands, Wales
The church seems to have occupied a site between St Martin's-le-Grand and Foster Lane. Destroyed in the Great Fire its ruins were, amazingly, not removed until the early 1800s.
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
Qualified as surveyor and then as a lawyer. Public spirited and worked with the Claremont Central Mission (we think this was a nationwide religious charitable organisation working with young peopl...
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