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William George Smith

William George Smith

Private. Number G/22983 of the 10th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Buried in the Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Fletre, France.

Person, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Stanisław Sosabowski

Stanisław Sosabowski

General. Born Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski at Stanisławów, Poland. He served with distinction in the Austro-Hungarian army during WW1.  In WW2 he was made a prisoner of war following Poland's su...

Person, Armed Forces, France, Poland

1 memorial
Rifleman George Edward South

Rifleman George Edward South

George Edward South was born in 1891, the second of the three children of Edward South (b.circa 1864) and Edith Jessie South née Williams (b.circa 1863). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Alexis Soyer

Alexis Soyer

Chef, author of cookbooks, inventor. One of the first celebrity chefs. Born France. Trained in Paris and fled to England during the French Revolution in 1830. Designed, invented and introduced vari...

Person, Food & Drink, France

1 memorial
Charles Spackman, VC

Charles Spackman, VC

Soldier. Born Charles Edward Spackman. He was a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. On the 20th Novenber 1917 at Marcoing in France, his company came under heavy gunfire. He fought his ...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Special Operations Executive (SOE)

Special Operations Executive (SOE)

Spies, basically (but see below), working for the UK in WW2. Formed by Churchill and variously known as "Churchill's Secret Army", "The Baker Street Irregulars", the Pythonesque "Ministry of Ungent...

Group, Armed Forces, Espionage, France, Germany

10 memorials
Harold Springbett

Harold Springbett

Rifleman. Number S/17606 of the 16th Battalion Rifle Brigade. Born in Dulwich. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial on the Somme.

Person, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Rifleman William Thomas Stanley

Rifleman William Thomas Stanley

William Thomas Stanley was born on 9 April 1892, the second of the three children of Joseph Thomas Stanley (1865-1904) and Amy Caroline Stanley née Holden (1864-1951). His birth was registered in t...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
St Anne's Court

St Anne's Court

Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.

Place, Social Welfare, France, Switzerland

1 memorial
Geoffrey Stewart

Geoffrey Stewart

Killed in action in France, serving with the Coldstream Guards. Son of Sir Herbert Stewart. Andrew Behan found the photo and has researched this man: Captain Geoffrey Stewart was born on 28 Octobe...

Person, Armed Forces, France

1 memorial
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