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Raleigh Chichester-Constable
Raleigh Charles Joseph Chichester-Constable (21 December 1890 – 26 May 1963) was an English soldier and cricketer. He played 24 matches of first-class cricket between 1919 and 1935. Early life He was born in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire; his surname was changed from Chichester to Chichester-Constable in January 1895. He was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire. Military career Chichester-Constable was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), and served with the 2nd Battalion during the World War I, First World War, remaining in the army during the interwar period, and commanding the 46th Division (United Kingdom), 46th Division's 139th (Sherwood Foresters) Brigade, 139th Brigade from 1940 to 1943 during the World War II, Second World War. In the First World War he received the Distinguished Service Order, DSO and was wounded six times; in the Second World War he was awarded a Medal bar, bar to his DSO for his service at Dunkirk evacuation, Dunki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Marlow
Great Marlow is a civil parishes in England, civil parish within Wycombe district in the England, English county of Buckinghamshire, lying north of the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Marlow and south of High Wycombe. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlets of Bovingdon Green, Buckinghamshire, Bovingdon Green, Burroughs Grove, Chisbridge Cross and Marlow Common. Prior to November 2007 the major settlement in Great Marlow was Marlow Bottom which has now become a civil parish in its own right. The parish has been so named since Norman times. The ancient parish of Great Marlow, named to distinguish it from Little Marlow, was large, including the town of Marlow and rural areas north and west of it. The ancient parish became a civil parish in the 19th century, and in 1896 was divided: the town became Great Marlow Urban District (later renamed Marlow Urban District), leaving the rural areas in the parish of Great Marlow. In 1934 Lane End, Buckinghamshire, Lane End, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |