Baker, Charles George b. December 8, 1830 d. February 19, 1906 Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Neocolly, Bengal, India, he served as a Lieutenant in the Bengal Police Battalion, Bengal Army. On September 27, 1858, at Suhejnee, Bengal, India, Lieutenant Baker was in command of a detachment of about 120 men party of cavalry and mounted police. Suddenly when his troop was attacked and put to flight by a force of about 300 rebels, Lieutenant Baker brilliantly deployed his men which resulted in the utter defeat of the enemy. For most prestigious...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Christchurch Priory Churchyard, Christchurch, Dorset, England
Gems, Pam b. August 1, 1925 d. May 13, 2011 Playwright. She yielded her first play titled "A Tale of Goblins and Elves" in primary school at the age of eight, and later attended Manchester University from where she received her degree in Psychology. It would not be until after she raised her children and her family's relocation to London when Gems fully focused on a writing career. Among her early works included the play "Go West, Young Woman" (1974), followed with the more widely successful "Dusa, Fish, Stat and Vi" (1976) which reached...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Christchurch Cemetery, Christchurch, Dorset, England
Shelley, Percy Bysshe [memorial] b. August 4, 1792 d. July 8, 1822 Poet. One of the great English poets of the romantic period. Author of "Queen Mab," "Adonais," "Ozymandias" and others. Husband of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. His heart was not originally buried with his body. It was retrieved from his funeral pyre by his friend Trelawny and kept by Shelley's wife Mary, pressed flat, in a copy of the poet's "Adonais" and was interred for the first time in her tomb in St. Peters', Bournemouth. (Bio by: David Conway) Christchurch Priory Churchyard, Christchurch, Dorset, England
b. December 8, 1830 d. February 19, 1906