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The Albion Disaster

Posted on February 27, 2017 by SheldonKGoodman

by Sheldon Now that I’m working amongst the glass towers of Canary Wharf, the history of Docklands is of particular interest to me at the moment. I regularly find myself stalking the exhibits of the Museum of London during my … Continue reading →

Posted in Engineering, History, London, Lost, Memorial | Tagged Albion, Black and White, Blackwall, disaster, Docks, Footage, Forgotten, Leamouth, London, Poplar, Thames, West Ham | 2 Comments

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$In the shade of an elm tree is a magnificent monument by renowned French sculptor Herbert Haseltine; the grave it marks honours a key character in diplomatic relations which helped win one of the most devastating conflicts in human history. On horseback is Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill, of the British Army. A highly able officer; his career started at Sandhurst and his first foray into conflict was in the Second Boer War. Moving on to become Brigade Major in the First World War, he was mentioned in Despatches a total of eight times. With service in India and Palestine in the following years, it was a clash of personalities between himself and Winston Churchill that helped build the special relationship that the US and the UK enjoy today. The two men did not get on and Churchill was keen to get Dill out of the way; he fast fracked Dill to receive a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Shortly afterwards, he was posted to Washington where his superb diplomatic skills were key to the Quebec, Tehran and Casablanca conferences. He also sat on the board which oversaw the construction of the atomic bomb. Dill was revered by President Roosevelt, who remarked that he was ''the most important figure in the remarkable accord which has been developed in the combined operations of our two countries". Dill died of a bone marrow defect in 1944 and is only one of two graves in Arlington which features equestrian sculpture. #cemeteryclub #grave_affair #graveyard_dead #graveyardshift #project_necropolis #cimiteromonumentale #starlings_sanctuary #cryptic_aesthetic #cemetery_shots #cemeteryphotography #monument #people #igw_gothika #arlington #military #sculpture #army #WW2 #Churchill #washingtondc #war #roosevelt #america #cemetery #graveyardphotography #r_a_d$
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