During the second world warEW
managed, in spite of his age, to join up. He served first in the Royal Marines
, next in the Commandos
, and then in the Royal Horse Guards
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Preface”. Poems, edited by William, 1824 - 1911 Alexander, Macmillan, 1896, p. v - xxix.
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He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Marines
, and fought in the Battle of Copenhagen, though he retired in 1806 after...
Family and Intimate relationships
Frances Wright
There she was brought up by her maternal grandfather, Major-General Duncan Campbell
of the Royal Marines
, and by her grandfather's eighteen-year-old daughter, her aunt Frances Campbell
. This branch of the family was well-off...
