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111James Lindsay (British Army officer) — Lieutenant General Sir James Lindsay KCMG (25 August 1815 – 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer and member of Clan Lindsay.Born at Muncaster Castle in 1815, James was the second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford. Educated at Eton …
112David Price (Royal Navy officer) — For other people of the same name, see David Price. David Powell Price Born 1790 Cilicum, Wales, England Died 1854 Petropavlovsk, Russia Allegiance …
113Oliver De Lancey (British Army and Spanish Legion officer) — Oliver De Lancey (1803–1837) was a British Army officer who volunteered for the Spanish Legion and died fighting in Spain during the First Carlist War. Biography Oliver De Lancey was the only son of General Oliver De Lancey (1749–1822), and was… …
114John May (police officer) — Superintendent John May was the first commander of the Metropolitan Police A Division, which policed the Whitehall area of London. Since the divisional station house was adjacent to the offices of the Joint Commissioners, Charles Rowan and… …
115Arthur Aston (English Army officer) — Sir Arthur Aston (1590–1649) was a lifelong professional soldier, most noted for his support for King Charles I in the English Civil War, and in folklore for the gruesome manner of his death.He was a native of Cheshire and from a prominent Roman… …
116Charles Holmes (Royal Navy officer) — For other people named Charles Holmes, see Charles Holmes (disambiguation). Charles Holmes (19 September 1711 – 21 November 1761) was a Rear admiral in the British Navy during the Seven Years War, and was Wolfe s third in command during the… …
117Robert Bray (British Army officer) — General Sir Robert Napier Hubert Campbell (Bobbie) Bray GBE KCB DSO and bar (1908 ndash;1983) was a British soldier, deputy Supreme Commander Europe of NATO s Allied Command Europe from 1967 to 1970.EducationBray was educated at Gresham s School …
118Walter Long (British Army officer) — Brigadier General Walter Long CMG, DSO (26 July 1879 ndash; 27 January 1917) was a British soldier.The eldest son of the 1st Viscount Long and his wife Lady Dorothy (Doreen) Boyle, he was baptized 11 September 1879 at St John s Church, West… …
119Conscientious objector — Conscription Military service National service Conscription crisis Conscientious objection Civilian service …
120Duan Xiushi — (段秀實) (719 – November 6, 783[1]), courtesy name Chenggong (成公), formally Prince Zhonglie of Zhangye (張掖忠烈王), was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. He was known for his strict military discipline. In 783, after Emperor Dezong fled the …
