Surveyor. Born Plymouth, godson of Samuel Johnson. Served in South Carolina. 1791 joined the Ordnance Trigonometrical Survey and became its director in 1798. Thus a very important figure in the work of the Ordnance Survey at this period. Lived at the Tower of London, and then at 4 Holles Street.
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Captain William Mudge
Commemorated ati
General Roy's cannon - south
The cannon was installed in 1791 by Mudge. The plaque came later in 1926. Fr...
Other Subjects
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
E. J. Stanley
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
New Model Army
Created by the Parliamentarians to oppose the King's forces. Â It was a professional army, in contrast to the part-time local militia they had at their disposal previously. Â The men were full-time s...
2 memorials
Charles de Gaulle
Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed Le Grande Asperge. President of France 1958-69. Just like Queen Wilhelmina, while in London he used the BBC to send popular messages of resistan...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, France
5 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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