A professional soldier who served with distinction in America, at both the siege of Louisburg and the capture of Quebec in 1759. He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the first part of the American War of Independence. MP for Nottingham from 1758 to 1780, Governor of Berwick-on-Tweed in 1795, and from 1805 until his death, Governor of Plymouth. One of his older brothers was Admiral Earl Howe, who was responsible for the sea victory the Glorious First of June, in 1794.
Buried at St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham alongside his wife Frances, daughter of Lady Anne Connolly, of Twickenham.
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William, 5th Viscount Howe
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Garden of rest
Holly Road Garden of rest This garden was first laid out for public use in 19...
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Captain Frederick Elias Mocatta, A.M.I.C.E.
Frederick Elias Mocatta was born on 30 May 1890, the younger child of Charles Abraham Mocatta (1860-1829) and Sarah Mocatta née Salinger (1857-1956). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of ...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant Charles James Kew
Charles James Kew was born on 30 July 1871 in Massachusetts, U.S.A., a British subject by parentage. He was the son of James and Keziah Kew née Ives. His father was a compositor. On 22 January 188...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Charles John Bates
Charles John Bates was born on 6 December 1903 in Deptford, London, a son of Thomas Alfred Bates (1875-1936) and Elizabeth Louisa Bates née Manley (1878-1962). His birth was registered in the 1st q...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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