- Michael Howard
Sir Michael Eliot Howard, OM, CH, CBE, MC (born 29 November 1922) is a retired British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, and Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. Howard was educated at Wellington College and Christ Church, Oxford (with service in World War II in between). - Edward Braddock
General Edward Braddock (1695? - July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War. He was born in Scotland circa 1695 to Major-General Edward Braddock (died 1725). His military career started with the Coldstream Guards in 1710. In 1747 as a lieutenant-colonel he served under the Prince of Orange in Holland during the siege of Bergen op Zoom. - Julian Paget
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Julian Tolver Paget, 4th Baronet CVO (born 11 July 1921) is a retired British Army officer and author. He wrote "The Yeoman of the Guard" (1984), "Second to none: the Coldstream Guards, 1650-2000" (2000), and a number of other military histories. He served in the Coldstream Guards 1940-1968. He was a Gentleman Usher to The Queen from 1971 to 1991, and has been an Extra Gentleman Usher since 1991. - Arthur Fremantle
General Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle, GMCG, CB (November 1835 - 25 September 1901) was a British soldier, a member of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards, and a notable British witness to the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Whilst holding the rank of lieutenant colonel he spent three months (from April 2 until July 16 1863) in North America, traveling through parts of the Confederate States of America and the Union. - Alistair Horne
Sir Alistair Allan Horne (born November 9, 1925) is a British historian of modern France. He is the son of Sir James Horne and Lady Auriol Horne (formerly Auriol Hay). As a boy during World War II, he was sent to live in the United States. He attended Millbrook School, where he befriended William F. Buckley, Jr., who remains a life-long friend. Horne served in the RAF in 1943-44 and with the Coldstream Guards from 1944-1947. - Harry Graham
Jocelyn Henry Clive 'Harry' Graham (1874-1936) was an English writer of humorous verse in a tradition of grotesquerie and black humor also exemplified by Hilaire Belloc. His collections "Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes" (1899), for which he used the pseudonym Colonel D. Streamer, and "More Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1930) " contain such verses as those shown below. - Peregrine Maitland
Sir Peregrine Maitland, KCB, GCB (July 6, 1777 - May 30, 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. Born at Long Parish House, Hurstbourne, Hampshire, the eldest of five sons of Thomas Maitland of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, (d. 1798) by his spouse Jane, daughter of Edward Mathew, General of the Coldstream Guards by his wife Lady Jane (1757 - 1830), daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. - Laurie Johnson
Lawrence Reginald Ward ('Laurie') Johnson (born February 17, 1927, in Hampstead, England) is a British film and television composer, and bandleader. Johnson studied at the Royal College of Music in London, and spent four years in the Coldstream Guards moving to the entertainment industry in the 1950s. - Herbert Taylor
Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor (1775- 1839) GCB GCH was the first Private Secretary to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Born in 1775, he joined the 2nd Dragoon Guards as a cornet in 1794. The following year he was promoted to lieutenant and then to captain. In 1795 he served as assistant secretary and aide de camp to the Duke of York, then commander-in-chief of the British Army. Taylor was later the Duke of York's assistant military secretary, … - Ivor Maxse
General Sir (Frederick) Ivor Maxse, KCB, CVO, DSO, (1862-1958) was a World War I divisional and corps commander, and noted wartime trainer. He was born in London on 22 December 1862. He was educated at Rugby School and Sandhurst. He was commisioned in the Royal Fusiliers and saw service in India. He transferred to the Coldstream Guards in 1891, commanding its first batalion from 1903 to 1907. In 1910, he was promoted to command of the 1st Guards Brigade. - David Sanctuary Howard
David Sanctuary Howard was a noted expert on chinese armorial porcelain. Born in Manchester 22 January 1928, he died 25 March 2005. He was educated at Stowe School. He served in the Coldstream Guards. He set up and ran Heirloom & Howard, a business specialising in restoring armorial artefacts to the families with whom they were connected. The businesss began in Mayfair and later relocated to Wiltshire. - Henry Clinton
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB, (April 16 1738 - December 23 1795) was a British army officer and politician who is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence, during most of which he was the British Commander-in-Chief in North America. Clinton was born in the Newfoundland, then a British colony over which his father, George Clinton, was governor. The younger Clinton grew up mostly in New York, … - Mather Brown
Mather Brown was a portrait and historical painter, born in Boston, Massachusetts but active in England. Brown was the son of Gawen and Elizabeth (Byles) Brown, and descended from the Rev. Increase Mather on his mother's side. He was taught by his aunt and around 1773 (age 12) became a pupil of Gilbert Stuart. He arrived in London in 1781 to further his training in Benjamin West's studio, entered the Royal Academy schools in 1782 with plans to be a miniature painter, … - John Vaughan Campbell
John Vaughan Campbell VC CMG DSO (October 31,1876 - May 21, 1944) was a Scottish 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. He was 39 years old, and a T/Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army, Commander during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. - Esther Cleveland
Esther Cleveland (9 September 1893 - June 25 1980), American daughter of Grover Cleveland. Cleveland is the first and only presidential child born in White House. She contracted measles when it spread through the White House, leading to a quarantine. Five years later, she contracted diphtheria. She made her debut in 1912 and was rumored to engaged to Randolph D. West shortly after (denied by relatives). - Daniel MacKinnon
Daniel Mackinnon (1791 - June 22, 1836) was a Scottish Colonel of the Coldstream Guards who played an important part at the Battle of Waterloo. - Andrew Robathan
Andrew Robert George Robathan (born 17 July 1951) is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaby in Leicestershire. Educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood, Robathan went on to Oriel College, Oxford before becoming an officer in the Coldstream Guards and the SAS. He was first elected as MP for Blaby in 1992 succeeding Nigel Lawson, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Blaby is a safe seat for the Conservatives, … - Frederick William Dobson
Frederick William Dobson (9 November 1886- 15 November 1935) 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. He was 27 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 28 September 1914 at Chavanne, Aisne, France, … - Frederick Stanley Maude
General Sir (Frederick) Stanley Maude KCB (1916), CMG, DSO (24 June, 1864 - 18 November, 1917) was a British commander, most famous for his efforts in Mesopotamia during World War I and for conquering Baghdad in 1917. - Tony Hatch
Tony Hatch is an English composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger, and producer. He was born Anthony Peter Hatch in Pinner, Middlesex. Encouraged by his musical abilities, his mother — also a pianist — enrolled him in the London Choir School in Bexley, Kent when he was ten. Instead of continuing at the Royal Academy of Music, he left school in 1955 and found a job with Robert Mellin Music in London's Tin Pan Alley. - Sir George Nugent 1st Baronet
Field Marshal Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet GCB (10 June 1757 - 11 March 1849), British soldier. George Nugent was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. Edmund Nugent, only son of Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent. He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. On Edmund's death in 1771, his marriage was found to have been illegal and his sons were declared illegitimate, and therefore ineligible to succeed to his grandfather's titles. - Kenneth Kendall
Kenneth Kendall (born 7 August 1924) is a retired British broadcaster. He was a contemporary of Richard Baker and Robert Dougall. Although he worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC, he is perhaps best known as the host of the game show Treasure Hunt. Kendall was born in South India and educated at Felsted School and Oxford University. He served in the Coldstream Guards during World War II and was injured on D-Day. - Ian Oswald Liddell
Ian Oswald Liddell (19 October 1919-21 April 1945) was a 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. He was 25 years old, and a Temporary Captain in the 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 3 April 1945 near Lingen, Germany, … - George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG FRS (January 26, 1739 - January 29, 1817) was a British nobleman. Born the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, he was known as Marquess of Blandford until succeeding his father in 1758. His siblings were Charles, Diana, and Elizabeth. He was educated at Eton, and in 1755 entered the Coldstream Guards as an Ensign, becoming a Captain with the 20th Regiment of Foot in the following year. - Lord Frederick Cavendish
Lord Frederick Cavendish (August 1729 - October 21, 1803) was a British field marshal and Whig politician, a younger son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire. He chose a military career, and became an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards April 29, 1749. He entered parliament in 1751 for the family seat of Derbyshire. On March 17, 1752, he was promoted to lieutenant captain in the Coldstream Guards. - Henry Lazarus
Henry Lazarus (1 January 1815 - 1895) was the leading British clarinet virtuoso of the 19th century. Raised as an orphan in the Royal Military Asylum in Chelsea, he there learned the instrument from the bandmaster John Blizzard. He later studied under Charles Godfrey, bandmaster of the Coldstream Guards. His solo debut came in 1838. Lazarus was professor of clarinet at the Royal Academy of Music from 1854 to 1895. - Peter Graham
Peter Graham (Lanarkshire, Scotland), born 1958, is one of the leading composers for brass band. After his education at the University of Edinburgh, he followed postgraduate studies with Edward Gregson at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He holds a PhD in composition. After working in New York City as a freelance composer/arranger and music editor for the Salvation Army music bureau, … - Willem van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albemarle
Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG, KB, PC, ADC (5 June 1702 - 22 December 1754) was a British diplomat and an American colonist. Willem was born on 5 June 1702 at Whitehall Palace, London, the son of the 1st Earl of Albemarle and was baptised on 16 June 1702 in St Martin-in-the-Fields with Queen Anne as one of his godparents. On 21 February 1722, he married Lady Anne Lennox, … - William Cathcart 1st Earl Cathcart
William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT PC (September 17, 1755-June 16, 1843), Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton. In 1771 he went to St. Petersburg, where his father, Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart, a general in the army, was ambassador. From 1773 to 1777 he studied law, but after succeeding to the lordship of parliament in 1776 he obtained a commission in the cavalry. - W. Stanley Moss
Ivan William Stanley Moss (1921 - 1965) M. C. (Military Cross) known as Bill or Billy, served with the Coldstream Guards and S.O.E. and was a best-selling author in the 1950s. He also travelled around the world. Born in Japan, his mother was a White Russian emigre, and his father an English businessman. - Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and A
Terence John Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DL JP (16 March 1866-7 February 1918) was a British diplomat and the second son of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava. As a younger son, he was not expected to inherit the title, but on the death of his brother Archibald, Earl of Ava at the Siege of Ladysmith in the Second Boer War on January 11 1900, … - Patrick McNair-Wilson
Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson (born 28 May, 1929) is a British Conservative politician. McNair-Wilson was educated at Eton College and was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards 1947-52, serving in Palestine and North Africa. He joined the staff of Conservative Central Office in 1955 and was a director of the London Municipal Society and a broadcaster. - Isaac Gascoyne
Isaac Gascoyne (about 1763<sup>1</sup> - 26 August 1841) was a British Tory politician. In 1779, Gascoyne entered the British Army as an Officer, and the following year, he joined the Coldstream Guards. Gradually rising through the ranks, he was wounded at the Battle of Lincelles in 1793, but continued to hold various posts into the 1810s. In 1796, Gascoyne was elected as a Member of Parliament for Liverpool, succeeding his elder brother, Bamber Gascoyne. - Roger Kirkby
Colonel Roger Kirkby was an English soldier and politician, of Kirkby Ireleth in Lancashire, the eldest son of Richard Kirkby and his first wife Elizabeth Murray. An ensign in the Coldstream Guards in 1670, he was a captain in Charles Wheeler's Regiment of Foot in 1678, and colonel in Sir James Leslie's Regiment of Foot in 1689. By this time, he had succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Lancaster. He was Governor of Chester from 1693 until 1702, … - Charles Marcus Mander
Sir Charles Marcus Mander, 3rd Baronet was an industrialist, property developer, landowner and farmer. He was known as Marcus Mander to his family and friends. Charles Marcus Mander was the only son of Charles Arthur Mander by Monica Neame, of Kent, born at Kilsall Hall, Tong, Shropshire. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, but did not complete his degree following the outbreak of war. He was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards in World War II, … - Thomas Tollemache
Thomas Tollemache (Talmash or Tolmach, was a British soldier; the second son of Sir Lionel Tollemache of Helmingham, Suffolk. In 1678 he became captain in the Guards, with which he served in Tangier; in 1685 he was made lieutenant-colonel of a regiment of fusiliers, but gave up his commission shortly after the accession of James II. Tollemache abandoned King James in favour of the Protestant William of Orange who, … - William Maynard Gomm
Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm GCB (1784 - 1875), British soldier, was gazetted to the 9th Foot at the age of ten in recognition of the services of his father, Lieutenant-Colonel William Gomm, who was killed in the attack on Guadaloupe (1794). He joined his regiment as a lieutenant in 1799, and fought in the Netherlands under the Duke of York, and subsequently was with Sir James Pulteney's Ferrol expedition. - Henry Rawlinson 1st Baron Rawlinson
General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KCMG (February 20, 1864 - March 28, 1925), known as Sir Henry Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet between 1895 and 1919, was a British First World War General most famous for his roles in the Battle of the Somme of 1916 and the Battle of Amiens. Rawlinson was born in Trent Manor, Dorset, in 1864. - Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke of Devonshire
Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MC, PC (January 2, 1920 - May 3, 2004) was a minister in the government of his uncle, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, from 1960 - 1964. He is best known for opening Chatsworth House to the public. Cavendish was born to Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and his wife Mary. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. In World War II, he was a major in the Coldstream Guards. - Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther 7th Baronet
Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, 7th Baronet, (6 March 1793 - 15 September 1869) was a member of the British gentry. Second Son of Sir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet (1753 - 1811) and Maria Isabella Brice (1769 - 1833); Brother of 5th Baronet; Uncle of 6th He held two baronetcies: 7th Baronet (1700 creation) in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and 4th Baronet (1798 creation) in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
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