| Cavell, Edith
Edith Cavell was an English nurse who, in 1907, became Matron of Belgium's first training school for nurses. When war broke out in August 1914, she formed a Red Cross hospital in Brussels and nursed wounded German and Belgian soldiers. |
Montgomery of Alamein
Bernard Law Montgomery, arguably the most celebrated British military commander of the twentieth century, began his army career in 1908 and by the date of his retirement in 1958 had risen to the rank of Field Marshal, as well as being created Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. |
Sir Oswald Mosley
During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Mosleys were a family of merchants in the cloth trade, and they amassed fortunes in Manchester and London. Mosley Street, in Manchester, was named after them. Sir Oswald Mosley, the 6th Baronet, was born in Staffordshire in 1896 and brought up in Shropshire. |
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