From Gloucestershire, a distant relation of Oliver Cromwell. Supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. He was a General at Sea, major-general. One of the Commissioners for Charles I's trial and one of the signatories on the death warrant.
When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, including Deane, and their reburial in an unmarked pit in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Col. Richard Deane
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 S...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 3 April 1917, age 44, while serving in the Royal Marine Artillery. "For retrieving six enemy field guns under intense enemy fire. By force of example, utter determ...
Former Submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
In military terms, a salient is is a battlefield  that is surrounded on several sides by enemy territory.  There were five battles of Ypres. The first was in December 1914. The second ran from Apri...
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