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Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (/ ˈ k ɪ tʃ ɪ n ər /; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, [1] [2] and his central role in the early part of the First World War.
While passing Birsay, Hampshire struck a mine laid by Germany U-Boat U-75 at 19:40 on 5 June, sinking her, with a loss of 737 on board, including Lord Kitchener. There were only 12 survivors. [ 2 ] After the First World War , the people of Orkney raised funds to construct a monument to honour Kitchener, and the other crew members onboard ...
Earl Kitchener, of Khartoum and of Broome in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 for the famous officer Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum .
The statue of the Earl Kitchener is an outdoor bronze statue by John Tweed depicting Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, installed in 1926 and located on the south side of Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom. [1] The sculpture stands on a Portland stone plinth. It became a Grade II listed building in 1970.
Great Western Railway War Memorial; Guards Memorial; Earl Haig Memorial; Hall of Memory, Birmingham; ... Statue of the Earl Kitchener, London; Stockbridge War Memorial;
Henry Kitchener, 3rd Earl Kitchener; Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener This page was last edited on 17 December 2020, at 02:33 (UTC). Text ...
The Kitchener Memorial is a square, crenellated stone tower with the following inscription: [25] This tower was raised by the people of Orkney in memory of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum on that corner of his country which he had served so faithfully nearest to the place where he died on duty.
Major Henry Herbert Kitchener, 3rd Earl Kitchener TD DL (24 February 1919 – 16 December 2011), styled Viscount Broome from 1928 to 1937, was a British peer. He was unmarried, and when he died the title Earl Kitchener became extinct.