We remember The Viscount John Denton Pinkstone French

We remember The Viscount John Denton Pinkstone French

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1852
birth Ripple Vale, Kent United Kingdom Source:6161459 28th September 1852
1866
service Royal Navy Cadet Source:8456936 15th September 1866 - 16th December 1867
1867
service Royal Navy Cadet Source:8456936 19th December 1867 - 17th June 1968
1868
service Royal Navy Midshipman Source:8456936 18th June 1868 - 7th October 1868
1868
service Royal Navy Midshipman VO Victory Source:8456936 5th October 1868 - 6th January 1869
1869
service Royal Navy Midshipman VO Warrior Source:8456936 7th January 1869 - 27th October 1870
1875
marriage Isabel Ireland Soundy Source:8456968 1875 - 25th June 1878
1880
marriage Eleanor Anna Selby-Lowndes Source:8910101 19th August 1880
1891
service British Army Colonel Source:8456929 5th April 1891
1891
location Saltwood Green, Kent United Kingdom away from home address Source:8456929 5th April 1891
1911
service British Army Inspector General of HM Forces Source:8456939 2nd April 1911
1911
location North Audley St, Mayfair United Kingdom their own address Source:8456939 2nd April 1911
service British Army Field Marshal British Expeditionary Force Source:1259643
1925
death Not War Related French died from cancer of the bladder at Deal Castle. He had a funeral service at Westminster Abbey at which Haig, Robertson, Hamilton and Smith-Dorrien were pall-bearers. Deal Castle, Kent United Kingdom Source:6161459 22nd May 1925
burial St Mary The Virgin Churchyard Non-War Cemetery Ripple, Deal, Kent United Kingdom Source:6161459

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names The Viscount John Denton Pinkstone
Initials TVJDP
Last Name French
Source 6161459
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name French
Source 6161459
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
North Audley St, Mayfair United Kingdom their own address known 2nd April 1911
Saltwood Green, Kent United Kingdom away from home address known 5th April 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Colonel
Royal Navy Cadet
Royal Navy Cadet
Royal Navy Midshipman
Royal Navy VO Victory Midshipman
Royal Navy VO Warrior Midshipman
British Army Inspector General of HM Forces
British Army British Expeditionary Force Field Marshal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Eccles mother
John Tracy William French father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabel Ireland Soundy wife 1875
Eleanor Anna Selby-Lowndes wife 19th August 1880

Media

Media

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  • Field Marshal John French
    Pre 1925 photo of Field Marshal John French

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  • Sir John French
    French in full ceremonial uniform as Aide-de-Camp to King George V in September 1911.

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    Deryck11795

  • Sir John French
    Sir John French in uniform

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  • Lieut. The Prince of Wales, ADC to Sir John French
    Lieut. The Prince of Wales, ADC to Sir John French, driving his own car in France.

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  • John French grave 2006
    John French grave at St Mary's Ripple, Deal, Kent, 2006.

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  • Portrait photograph of Sir John French
    Field Marshal Sir John French Field Marshal Sir John French, Earl of Ypres, was born in 1852. After serving briefly with the Royal Navy, he joined the Army in 1874, serving in the Sudan and South Africa during the Anglo-Boer Wars. During 1912 - 1913, French served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff rising to the rank of Field Marshal in 1913. French was given command of the British Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of the First World War but his erratic performance led to his replacement by Haig in 1915. French was subsequently given command of the British Home Front for the remainder of the First World War, during which time he was required to quell the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. Sir John French died in 1925.

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    Charlotte33

  • Grave of Sir John French
    St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple, Kent

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    Edward43379

  • Mount Stewart, Newtonards, Co. Down, Ireland
    Service Dress, Field Marshal.

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    john14663

  • Memorial
    Canterbury Cathedral

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    Jeremy102799

Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Ann39898
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Ann39898
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Ann39898
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Ann39898
Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919 Transcription Ann39898
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898

External Evidence

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Wikipedia entry for Field Marshal John French C2356
Lantern slide of Field Marshal Sir John French, 1914 (c). Edward43379
'Field Marshal Sir John French C-in-C in France with ADCs at General Head Quarters', 1915. Edward43379
England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911 Ann39898
London Gazette dated 4 August 1914 Vincent96527
The Peerage Beverly42842

Multimedia

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Field Marshal John French C2356
Sir John French Deryck11795
Sir John French Deryck11795
Lieut. The Prince of Wales, ADC to Sir John French Deryck11795
John French grave 2006 Deryck11795
Portrait photograph of Sir John French Charlotte33
Grave of Sir John French Edward43379
Mount Stewart, Newtonards, Co. Down, Ireland john14663
Memorial Jeremy102799

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