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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.
Churchill, Winston
Ten facts about the man.
Falklands War 1982, Linda Kitson's artistic record
Linda Kitson was commissioned in April 1982 and sailed on the QE2 with British troops bound for the Falklands.
Gulf War 1991, John Keane's artistic record
During the summer of 1990 John Keane was commissioned as the Museum's 'official recorder' in the Gulf.
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.