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Second Lieutenant Crispin Asahel De Pass

Second Lieutenant Crispin Asahel De Pass

Crispin Asahel De Pass was born on 1 June 1893 in Finchley, Middlesex (now Greater London), the third of the five children of Alfred Aaron De Pass (1861-1952) and Ethel Phoebe De Pass née Salaman (...

Person, Armed Forces, Canada, France

War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Jose de San Martin

Jose de San Martin

Soldier and statesman. Born in present-day Argentina. An officer in the Spanish army but then a major player in the battle for independence from Spain for Argentina in 1812 and Chile in 1818. He fo...

Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Chile, France, Peru

3 memorials
René Descartes

René Descartes

Philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Netherlands.

Person, Philosophy, Science, France, Netherlands

1 memorial
Anne Louise Germaine Necker Baronne de Staël-Holstein

Anne Louise Germaine Necker Baronne de Staël-Holstein

Born in Paris. Adam Thorpe has written "Conscious of her physical plainness but 'irresistibly seductive' in conversation, her salons were the focal point for pre-revolutionary reform, and eventual...

Person, Literature, France

2 memorials
Maria de Vierville

Maria de Vierville

French refugee, wife of Claudius de Crespigny.

Person, Friend / family, France

1 memorial
8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton

8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton

Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 an...

Person, Politics & Administration, France

1 memorial
Albert Dew

Albert Dew

Albert William John Dew was born on 10 February 1896 in Bermondsey, the eldest of the three children of William Dew (1869-1941) and Ellen Azalia Dew née Barrell (1874-1956). His father was a G.P.O....

Person, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Wing Commander Archibald Henry Everett Dew

Wing Commander Archibald Henry Everett Dew

Archibald Henry Everett Dew was born 1889, the elder of the two sons of Henry Dew (1862-1931) and Julia A. Dew née Everett (1868-1926). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1889 in the Le...

Person, Armed Forces, Egypt, France

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Count d'Hervilly
1 memorial
Pioneer George Jerome Dickson

Pioneer George Jerome Dickson

George Jerome Dickson was born in 1894 in Battersea, London, the son of Jerome Dickson (1873-1954) and Sarah Ann Dickson née Sawyer (1867-1902). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1894 ...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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