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Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman
Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman CMG OBE BA JP (23 July 1889 – 25 October 1948) was a British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator. He was the only child of the Rev'd Herbert William Thomas Plowman MA and Louisa Plowman (née Goodwin). He was educated at the King's School, Ely and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married, in 1924, Nora Margaret Pottinger Tweedy, the only daughter of George Alfred Tweedy I.C.S. They had two daughters and a son. Career He entered the Colonial Civil Service as an Assistant District Commissioner in the East Africa Protectorate in 1912. In 1915 he was the Political Officer attached to the Turkana Expedition. In 1919 he was appointed Acting officer in charge of the Northern Frontier District. In 1920 he was then seconded to Foreign Office to act as H M Vice-Consul at Harar, Ethiopia. Two years later he transferred to the British Somaliland Protectorate remaining at Harar as the Consul. From 1925 to 1926 he then moved to Addis Ababa as H M Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Ely
King's Ely (renamed from "The King's School" in March 2012),The School's Terms and Conditions and the Companies House registration would suggest that the School's legal name remains "The King's School, Ely" is a co-educational public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the city of Ely in England. It was founded in 970 AD, making it one of the oldest schools in the world. It was given its Royal Charter by King Henry VIII in 1541. The school consists of a nursery, a pre-preparatory school, a junior school, a senior school, a sixth form, and an international school. King's Ely is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school has produced a number of notable alumni, including, Edward the Confessor, King of England, Lord Browne of Madingley, erstwhile chairman of British Petroleum, and James Bowman, countertenor. King's Ely has featured in the local news for its sports results, and it has produced a bronze medal-winning Olympic ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Guard (United Kingdom)
The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was an armed citizen militia supporting the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 to 1944, the Home Guard had 1.5 million local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, such as those who were too young or too old to join the regular armed services (regular military service was restricted to those aged 18 to 41) and those in reserved occupations. Excluding those already in the armed services, the civilian police or civil defence, approximately one in five men were volunteers. Their role was to act as a secondary defence force in case of invasion by the forces of Nazi Germany. The Home Guard were to try to slow down the advance of the enemy even by a few hours to give the regular troops time to regroup. They were also to defend key communication points and factories in rear areas against possible capture by paratroops or fifth columnists. A key purpose was to maintain control of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Awards
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1937 in the United Kingdom. The coronation of King George VI took place on 12 May, after he had ascended to the throne at the end of the previous year. Incumbents * Monarch – George VI * Prime Minister - Stanley Baldwin ( Coalition) (until 28 May), Neville Chamberlain ( Coalition) (starting 28 May) * Parliament – 37th Events * 1 January – safety glass in vehicle windscreens becomes mandatory in the United Kingdom. * 25 February – UK première of the historical film ''Fire Over England'', providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. * 8 March – Prince Edward, the former King Edward VIII, is created Duke of Windsor. * 19 March – Regency Act 1937 provides for the minority, incapacity or absence abroad of any future monarch. * 12 April – Frank Whittle ground-tests the world's first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby. * 27 April – National Maritime Museum opened at Greenwich in former Royal Hospital School pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borana Oromo People
The Borana is one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo people. They live in the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region and Liben Zone of the Somali Region of Ethiopia, former Northern Frontier District of Northern Kenya,Tana River in the former coast province of Kenya and also in central Somalia. Boranas living in Kenya and Ethiopia speak a dialect of Oromo and those living in central Somalia share a dialet with Dirr communities of Somalia, a language that is closely related to both Borana Language and Somali Language. The Borana people are notable for practicing Gadaa system without interruption especially those residing in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, a larger percentage of Boranas in Liban Zone of Somali region and those in central Somalia were Muslims, where as those living in Borena Zone of Ethiopia and those in Kenya majorly practicing Christian and Islamic religion, but few still hold purely to their culture especially those in Sakhu Constituency of Marsabit County. Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King George VI Coronation Medal
The King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Issue This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir of King George VI's coronation. It was awarded to the Royal Family and selected officers of state, officials and servants of the Royal Household, ministers, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, and members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who would be awarded a medal and why. A total of 90,279 medals were awarded, including: *6,887 to Australians *10,089 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 New Year Honours
The 1937 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were the first honours of George VI's reign and were announced on 29 January 1937.United Kingdom and British Empire: The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil, ''etc.'') as appropriate. United Kingdom and Colonies ''Aide-de-camp'' appointments ;Royal Navy *Captain H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, *Commander The Lord Louis Mountbatten, ;Personal *Field-Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Colonel Grenadier Guards, Colonel-in-Chief The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), Royal Army Service Corps, and Royal Army Medical Corps, Honorary Colonel 3rd Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the accession of King George V. Issue This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir by King George V to commemorate his Silver Jubilee. It was awarded to the Royal Family and selected officers of state, officials and servants of the Royal Household, ministers, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who would be awarded a medal and why. A total of 85,234 medals were awarded, including *6,500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia
The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was established as an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire, founded by the Negus of Shoa and later Emperor of Ethiopia Menelik II in 1884–1885. It is currently awarded as a house order by the Crown Council of Ethiopia. The Order was established to honour foreign and domestic civilian and military officials and individuals for service to the country, and is considered the fifth ranking order of the Empire of Ethiopia alongside the Order of Menelik II. All grades of the Order are approved for wear as a foreign order (i.e. after all British and other Commonwealth decorations) by Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, as it is on the "Schedule of Approved Countries and Awards". Elizabeth II herself was awarded the Chain and Collar of the Order of the Seal of Solomon. Grades ; First Class # Grand Cross (GCSE) ; Second Class # Grand Officer (GOSE) # Commander (CSE) ; Third Class # Officer (OSE) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Birthday Honours
The 1928 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published in '' The London Gazette'' on 4 June 1928. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil, ''etc.'') as appropriate. United Kingdom and British Empire Baron *Sir George Rowland Blades by the name, style and title of ''Baron Ebbisham, of Cobham in the County of Surrey''. President of the Federation of British Industries. Lord Mayor of London 1926-27. For public services. *The Rt. Hon. Sir Alfred Moritz Mond by the name, style and title of ''Baron Melchett, of Landford in the County of Southampton''. For public and political services. *Sir James Farquharson Remnant by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa General Service Medal
The Africa General Service Medal, established in 1902, was a campaign medal of the United Kingdom. It was awarded for minor campaigns that took place in tropical Africa between 1900 and 1956, with a total of forty five clasps issued. The medal is never seen without a clasp and some are very rare. Most medals were granted to British led local forces, including the King's African Rifles and the West African Frontier Force. The only campaigns where European troops were present in any numbers were the various Somaliland campaigns, (including to the Royal Navy), and in Kenya. Description * The medal is in diameter and in silver, although the King Edward VII version was also awarded in bronze to native carriers who supported a number of the campaigns. * The obverse bears the uncrowned head, name and title of the reigning monarch. * The reverse shows a symbolic design depicting Britannia standing with a lion and offering peace and law to Africa as a new day breaks, with the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace (pronounced ) is a country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and 1722, and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The palace is named after the 1704 Battle of Blenheim. It was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for his military triumphs against the French and Bavarians in the War of the Spanish Succession, culminating in the Battle of Blenheim. The land was given as a gift, and construction began in 1705, with some financial support from Queen Anne. The project soon became the subject of political infighting, with the Crown cancelling further financial support in 1712, Marlborough's three-year voluntary exile to the Continent, the fall from influence of his duchess, and lasting damage to the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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