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Hace 1 día · George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was born in 1663. His career at first wavered between the army and the navy, and he actually held commissions in both services. In 1688 he was entrusted with the task of canvassing the navy captains in the interests of the Prince of Orange, and obtained the latter's goodwill.
Hace 5 días · On the north side of the chancel is a sepulchral vault to the Byng family, built of plastered brick; there are several memorial slabs to various members of the family, including one to George Viscount Torrington, Rear-Admiral of Great Britain, who died 17 January 1732.
Hace 5 días · Second Parliament of George I (1722-27): List of knights, commissioners, citizens & burgesses in Parliament. The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons: Volume 8, 1733-1734. Originally published by Chandler, London, 1742. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Hace 3 días · George's design, with two equal gables over Nos. 18 and 19, was amended to allow for an addition at this end with a lower gable. The contractors Manley and Rogers executed Nos. 18 and 19 in 1875–6, but before it was entirely finished Goode was able to get possession of No. 17, where the afterthought was duly built on in 1876.
Hace 1 día · Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (1883—1963), Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1941-1946) Major-General Clifton Edward Rawdon Grant Alban (1889—1964), Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the King; General George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle (1724—1772), Colonel of the 3rd (The King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons
Hace 3 días · General Sir Edmund Allenby led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force to victory in Palestine and Syria in 1917 and 1918. He successfully pioneered the combined use of infantry, cavalry, tanks, artillery and aeroplanes at the Battle of Megiddo. 7 min read. First World War Middle East 1900s Great Commanders.
Hace 4 días · Lord Mountbatten. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to ...
