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5 days ago · Introduction. This project was adopted and initiated in 1999 by the Council of the Cromwell Association as a way of marking the 400th anniversary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell. No existing comprehensive listing of the officers of parliamentarian armies was adequate, and coverage lagged behind that of royalist officers.
2 days ago · This alphabetical directory covers all regions of England and Wales and, while not claiming to be comprehensive, brings together in one place the largest listing of parliamentarian officers in service prior to the creation of the New Model Army in 1645.
23 hours ago · Dick Durbin. Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005 (the second-highest position in ...
2 days ago · James Murray, founder of the burgh of Gatehouse of Fleet and sometime MP and Receiver-General for Scotland, died in 1799, leaving no legitimate issue. In 1797 he entailed his estates to his...
2 days ago · The Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records provide the soldier's name, place of birth, regiment (s), year of discharge and dates of service within the British Army. They contain details which are largely unavailable elsewhere.
2 days ago · The hospital was founded by James Murray, a labourer who inherited a fortune in 1809 when his half-brother drowned in a storm which sank the ship carrying him home from India. It was in his own will that James Murray left two thirds of his estate for purpose of establishing an asylum in Perth.
3 days ago · General Arthur Percival was a British Army officer best known for his role in the fall of Singapore during World War II, one of the most significant and controversial defeats in British military history.
