Geographer, writer and anarchist. Born France. Visited Britain during 1852-7. Supported the Paris Commune of 1871. In 1872 was sentenced to perpetual banishment from France and settled in Switzerla...
Person, Politics & Administration, Belgium, France, Switzerland
Cecil Edward John Reed was born on 21 September 1894, the youngest of the four children of John Valentine Reed (1859-1946) and Mary Ann Reed née Murphy (1858-1913). His birth was registered in the ...
William Henry Richter was born on 4 February 1898, the son of Joseph Richter (1863-1937) and Alice Richter née Griffin (1864-1923). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1898 in the Maryle...
French poet. Born Charleville, Ardennes, France. Aged 16, ran away to Paris where he was promptly arrested for fare dodging. Back home he tried writing to the much older Verlaine, his favourite poe...
He was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium. Elected President of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 and served until 2013 when he was made the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime positio...
James Ross was born on 26 April 1884, the son of John Ross (b.1852) and Ann Ross née Sweeney (b.1849). He enlisted in the Northamptonshire Regiment and as his service number was 6525, it would mea...
The history of the Royal Marines that were formed on 28 October 1664 and whom are still serving to the present day can be found on their Wikipedia page. In 1804 the Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) w...
Group, Armed Forces, Belgium, China/Hong Kong, Egypt, France, Japan, South Africa, Turkey
Belgian soldier in WW1 who died in Britain and was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, NW10.
Artist and diplomat. Born in Siegen, Westphalia (modern day Germany). He studied art in Antwerp and Venice, and entered the service of Vincenzo Gonzago, Duke of Mantua, where he began a parallel ca...
Person, Art, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Belgium, Germany, Italy
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