The Cornish man who had "The White Rose" read at his funeral in 2001 served as a commissioned officer in what war?
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The White Rose (song) The White Rose is a traditional Cornish folk song, the chorus of which appeared in the film "Ladies in Lavender" (2005). The song remains popular and has been recorded by many of the Cornish male voice choirs and is often performed at funerals. In 2001 it was read at the funeral of Rick Rescorla, Cornish hero of 9/11.
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Rick Rescorla Cyril Richard Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Army officer and private security officer of British origin who served in Northern Rhodesia as a member of the Northern Rhodesia Police (NRP) and as a commissioned officer in the Vietnam War, where he was a second lieutenant in the United States Army.
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Francis Cornish (diplomat) Francis Cornish CMG LVO (Chinese:鄺富劭, Born 18 May 1942) is a retired British diplomat. He has served as the Foreign Office spokesman for Douglas Hurd, senior trade commissioner to Hong Kong (until 1997), consul-general to Hong Kong and Macao (July to November 1997), head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's news department, and ambassador to Israel (1998 to 2001).
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Peter Kemp (writer) Peter Mant MacIntyre Kemp (Bombay, 19 August 1913 – London, 30 October 1993), known as Peter Kemp, was an English soldier and writer. The son of a judge in British India, Kemp was educated at Wellington College and proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied classics and law. He became notable for his participation in the Spanish Civil War and during World War II as a member of the Special Operations Executive.
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Noel Annan, Baron Annan Noel Gilroy Annan, Baron Annan, OBE (25 December 1916 – 21 February 2000) was a British military intelligence officer, author, and academic. During his military career, he rose to the rank of colonel and was appointed to the Order of the British Empire as an Officer (OBE). He was provost of King's College, Cambridge, 1956–66, provost of University College London, 1966–78, vice-chancellor of the University of London, and a member of the House of Lords.
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Arthur Tremayne Arthur Tremayne (15 May 1827 – 14 November 1905) was a Crimean War soldier and Cornish MP.
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Ian Harrison (Royal Marines officer) Major General Ian Stewart Harrison (1919 – 2 April 2008) was a senior Royal Marines officer who served as Captain of Deal Castle from 1980 to 2009. Harrison was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1937, and commanded 40 Commando from 1959 to 1961.
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Conolly Abel Smith Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Michael Conolly Abel Smith (3 December 1899 – 3 December 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First and Second World Wars.
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Freddie Scott (British Army officer) Major Frederic Balfour Scott MC (31 January 1922 – 15 April 2011) was a British Army officer who was awarded a Military Cross for gallantry whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) in Normandy during the Second World War.
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Herbert Reed (GC) Bombardier Henry Herbert Reed GC, known as Herbert Reed, of No. 2 Battalion, 1 Maritime Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (1911 – 20 June 1941) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "gallant and utterly selfless action" he showed after the merchant ship SS "Cormount" was attacked by German E-boats and planes on 20 June 1940.
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John Henry Carless Carless was born in 1896 to John Thomas and Elizabeth Carless, of 31 Tasker Street, Walsall, Staffordshire (now in the West Midlands). He died when he was 21 years old, and an Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy during World War I. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallant actions on 17 November 1917 aboard "HMS Caledon" at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight, Germany, which led to his death.
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David Block Brigadier David Arthur Kennedy William Block CBE, DSO, MC, (13 June 1908 – 2001) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, won a Military Cross when commanding "C" Battery of the Ayrshire Yeomanry in North Africa and the DSO in Italy the following year. He was later was appointed ADC to the Queen.
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Ronald Lawrence Hughes Major General Ronald Lawrence Hughes, (17 September 1920 – 2 February 2003) was a senior infantry officer in the Australian Army, seeing service during the Second World War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Joining the Australian Army in 1937, after graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1939 he served in New Guinea and Borneo during the Second World War. He commanded the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) during the static phase of the war in Korea in 1952–1953. Later, he commanded the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) in South Vietnam in 1967–68, during some of the heaviest fighting of the war experienced by the Australians. He subsequently filled a number of senior command and staff positions before retiring in 1977.
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Stanley Kirby Major-General Stanley Woodburn Kirby, CB, CMG, CIE, OBE MC and bar (13 February 1895 – 19 July 1968) was a British army officer who served in both World Wars.
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Stephen Butcher (Royal Marine) Stephen Graham Butcher (2 January 1904 – December 2005) was, at age 101, one of only a few surviving veterans of the First World War in the UK. He joined the Royal Marines Band in 1917, at the age of 13, with the drum master turning "a blind eye to his height and age" (navynews 2004).
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Patrick Kingsley Sir Patrick Graham Toler Kingsley {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (12 May 1908 – 24 August 1999) served the Duchy of Cornwall for more than 40 years.
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Stuart Bonham Carter Vice Admiral Sir Stuart Sumner Bonham Carter, KCB, CVO, DSO (9 July 1889 – 5 September 1972) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served in both world wars.
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Guy du Maurier Guy Louis Busson du Maurier DSO (18 May 1865, London, England – 9 Mar 1915, Kemmel, Flanders, Belgium) was an English army officer and playwright. He was the son of the writer George du Maurier and brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and the actor Gerald du Maurier. He was educated at Marlborough and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and in 1885 became an officer in the Royal Fusiliers. He served in the Second Boer War, where he commanded a mounted infantry regiment, earning the Distinguished Service Order in 1902.
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Arthur Floyer-Acland Lieutenant General Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland CB, DSO, MC, DL (7 September 1885 – 18 February 1980) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both World War I and World War II. He was Military Secretary from 1940 to 1942. In later life, he was High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Dorset.
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Charlie Hurley (Irish republican) Charles "Charlie" Hurley (Irish: "Cathal Ó Muirthile" ) (died March 1921) was Officer Commanding of the 3rd Cork Brigade (West Cork) of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921). He was born near the village of Kilbrittain, and in his adolescence became a clerk working for the government. In 1905 he was offered a promotion and a transfer to Haulbowline Island, but declined on the grounds that this entailed enlisting in the Royal Navy, albeit in a purely administrative role.
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Sir John Carew Pole, 12th Baronet Sir John Gawen Carew Pole, 12th Baronet (4 March 1902 – 26 January 1993) was a Cornish landowner, soldier and politician. He was Chairman of Cornwall County Council from 1952 to 1963 and Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall from 1962 to 1977, briefly serving in both roles simultaneously. His name until 1926 was John Gawen Pole-Carew.
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Hector Mackenzie Woodhouse Rear Admiral Hector Roy Mackenzie Woodhouse CB OBE (1889–1971) was a senior Royal Navy officer during the Second World War.