Royal Fusiliers soldiers
Albert Levy (soldier)
Albert "Yank" Levy (October 5, 1897 - February 9, 1965) was a soldier, military instructor and author of a manual on guerrilla warfare.
Albert "Yank" Levy (October 5, 1897 - February 9, 1965) was a soldier, military instructor and author of a manual on guerrilla warfare.
Arthur Sullivan (VC)
Arthur Percy Sullivan VC (27 November 1896 – 9 April 1937) was a banker, soldier, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in...
Arthur Percy Sullivan VC (27 November 1896 – 9 April 1937) was a banker, soldier, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in...
Billy Cotton
William Edward Cotton, better known as Billy Cotton, was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era.
William Edward Cotton, better known as Billy Cotton, was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era.
Charles Graham Robertson
Charles Graham Robertson VC MM (4 July 1879 - 10 May 1954) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can ...
Charles Graham Robertson VC MM (4 July 1879 - 10 May 1954) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can ...
Charles Wheeler (painter)
Charles Arthur Wheeler OBE, DCM (4 January 1881 – 26 October 1977) was an Australian painter.
Charles Arthur Wheeler OBE, DCM (4 January 1881 – 26 October 1977) was an Australian painter.
Frederick Goodhue
Frederick William Jervis Goodhue (26 April 1867 - 30 December 1940) was a Canadian-born rugby union footballer who played club rugby for St. Thomas' and London Scottish.
Frederick William Jervis Goodhue (26 April 1867 - 30 December 1940) was a Canadian-born rugby union footballer who played club rugby for St. Thomas' and London Scottish.
Geoffrey Coles
Geoffrey Horsman Coles (March 13, 1871 - January 27, 1916) was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Geoffrey Horsman Coles (March 13, 1871 - January 27, 1916) was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
George Jarratt
George Jarratt VC (20 July 1891 – 3 May 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar...
George Jarratt VC (20 July 1891 – 3 May 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar...
Gilbert Mackereth
Sir Gilbert Mackereth KCMG MC was a decorated British Army officer of the First World War who subsequently served as a British diplomat, most notably as Ambassador to Colombia from 1947 to 1953.
Sir Gilbert Mackereth KCMG MC was a decorated British Army officer of the First World War who subsequently served as a British diplomat, most notably as Ambassador to Colombia from 1947 to 1953.
Gordon Olley
Flying Officer Gordon Percy Olley MM (29 April 1893 – 18 March 1958) was a First World War flying ace who later formed his own airline, Olley Air Services.
Flying Officer Gordon Percy Olley MM (29 April 1893 – 18 March 1958) was a First World War flying ace who later formed his own airline, Olley Air Services.
Henry Hook (VC)
Alfred Henry "Harry" Hook VC (6 August 1850 – 12 March 1905) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest and most prestigious award...
Alfred Henry "Harry" Hook VC (6 August 1850 – 12 March 1905) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest and most prestigious award...
Henry James Knight
Henry James Knight VC (5 November 1878 – 24 November 1955) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that...
Henry James Knight VC (5 November 1878 – 24 November 1955) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that...
Hopkin Maddock
Lieutenant Hopkin "Hop" Thomas Maddock MC (1881 – 15 December 1921) (often incorrectly listed as Maddocks) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Pontycymer and Lon...
Lieutenant Hopkin "Hop" Thomas Maddock MC (1881 – 15 December 1921) (often incorrectly listed as Maddocks) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Pontycymer and Lon...
Ivor Bulmer-Thomas
Ivor Bulmer-Thomas CBE FSA, originally Ivor Thomas (30 November 1905 – 7 October 1993) was a British journalist and author who served eight years as a Member of Parliament (MP).
Ivor Bulmer-Thomas CBE FSA, originally Ivor Thomas (30 November 1905 – 7 October 1993) was a British journalist and author who served eight years as a Member of Parliament (MP).
James Norman Hall
James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 – July 5, 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 – July 5, 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
Jim Nevill
James Francis "Jim" Nevill (February 20, 1927 - December 12, 2007) was the head of the Scotland Yard Bomb Squad.
James Francis "Jim" Nevill (February 20, 1927 - December 12, 2007) was the head of the Scotland Yard Bomb Squad.
John Molyneux
John Molyneux VC (22 November 1890 - 25 March 1972) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar...
John Molyneux VC (22 November 1890 - 25 March 1972) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar...
Johnny Ramensky
Johnny Ramensky, also known as John Ramsay, Gentleman Johnny, and Gentle Johnny (April 6, 1905 – November 4, 1972) was a Scottish career criminal who used his safe-cracking abi...
Johnny Ramensky, also known as John Ramsay, Gentleman Johnny, and Gentle Johnny (April 6, 1905 – November 4, 1972) was a Scottish career criminal who used his safe-cracking abi...
Leslie Grantham
Leslie Michael Grantham (born 30 April 1947) is an English actor best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in the soap opera EastEnders.
Leslie Michael Grantham (born 30 April 1947) is an English actor best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in the soap opera EastEnders.
Mathew Hughes
Matthew Hughes VC (1822 – 9 January 1882) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded ...
Matthew Hughes VC (1822 – 9 January 1882) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded ...
Saki
Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edward...
Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edward...
Samuel Pearse
Samuel George Pearse VC, MM, (16 July 1897 – 29 August 1919) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that...
Samuel George Pearse VC, MM, (16 July 1897 – 29 August 1919) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that...
Sidney Frank Godley
Sidney Frank Godley VC (14 August 1889 – 29 June 1957) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be a...
Sidney Frank Godley VC (14 August 1889 – 29 June 1957) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be a...
Siegfried Herford
Siegfried Herford (1891 – 1916) was a British climber who was active in the years immediately prior to World War I. He and John Laycock and Stanley Jeffcoat initiated what is referred to as "gr...
Siegfried Herford (1891 – 1916) was a British climber who was active in the years immediately prior to World War I. He and John Laycock and Stanley Jeffcoat initiated what is referred to as "gr...
Thomas Elsdon Ashford
Thomas Elsdon Ashford (1859 – 21 February 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded ...
Thomas Elsdon Ashford (1859 – 21 February 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded ...
William Foster (GC)
William George Foster GC MC DCM was a British Home Guard officer who was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades aft...
William George Foster GC MC DCM was a British Home Guard officer who was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades aft...
William George Foster
William George Foster GC MC DCM (12 December 1881–13 September 1942) was a British Home Guard officer who was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 whe...
William George Foster GC MC DCM (12 December 1881–13 September 1942) was a British Home Guard officer who was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 whe...
William Norman
William Norman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Norman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Philo
William Philo (17 February 1882 in London, England – 7 July 1916 in France) was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.
William Philo (17 February 1882 in London, England – 7 July 1916 in France) was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.
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