Alexander Caesar d'Anterroches
Bishop of Condom (really, check Googlemaps).
1 memorial
Rifleman James Barrow Davies
James Barrow Davies was born in 1885. His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1885 in the West Derby registration district in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside). He was the son of James ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Private George Henry Dawkins
George Henry Dawkins was born on 23 October 1883, one of the seven children of George Henry Dawkins (1847-1921) and Susannah Dawkins née Linger (1852-1927). His birth was registered in the 4th quar...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Normandy Landings / D-Day
The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actua...
23 memorials
1 memorial
Charles de Gaulle
Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed La Grande Asperge (the tall asparagus). President of France 1958-69. Just like Queen Wilhelmina, while in London he used the BBC to send popular...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, France
5 memorials
Philippine Marthe Anne Marie de Gérin-Ricard
Philippine de Gérin-Ricard was born on 4 October 1992 in Nimes, Gard, France. She was the sixth of the seven children of her parents, Pierre Christian Marie de Gérin-Ricard (b.1954) and Anne Boudet...
1 memorial
Louise De Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth
Mistress of Charles II. Born in France into a noble French family. As the king's mistress she received large sums of money and in 1673 the titles of Baroness Petersfield, Countess of Fareham and Du...
1 memorial
Comte Robert de Lesseps, Legion d'Honneur, Croix de guerre
A Frenchman, born in Paris. One of the 13 surviving children of Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805 - 94), who was responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal. Robert was an early aviator but it was ...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Frederick Delius
Composer. Â Born Bradford of parents born in Germany. Â In America 1884-6, supposedly learning citrus farming but really developing his interest in music which he went on to study in Germany. Â Works ...
1 memorial
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