Lefroy of Cardenton House, Athy, County Kildare

Lefroy of Cardenton House, Athy, County Kildare

This piece traces Captain Benjamin Langlois Lefroy of Cardenton House, Athy, his three marriages and numerous descendants in Ireland, Britain and Canada, highlights his son Captain Benjamin Langlois Lefroy RN and grandson Rev. Hugh Henry Magrath Lefroy. Become a...
Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857)

Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857)

See here for more stories of the Bunbury family.   Born on 18 December 1813, Richard Hanmer Bunbury was the fourth son of Lieut.-General Sir Henry Edward Bunbury, Bart., K.C.B., former Under-Secretary of State for the War Department, by his first wife Louisa Emilio,...
Sir Herbert Napier Bunbury (1851-1922)

Sir Herbert Napier Bunbury (1851-1922)

See here for more stories of the Bunbury family.   Born on 15 February 1851, Herbert Napier Bunbury was the fourth son and fifth child of Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857) and his wife Sarah Susanna Sconce. He was thus a grandson of Lieut.-General Sir Henry...
Admiral Jack de Robeck (1862-1928) – Tales of Gallipoli and Armenia

Admiral Jack de Robeck (1862-1928) – Tales of Gallipoli and Armenia

The Kildare man who led the Eastern Mediterranean fleet during Gallipoli, expertly managing naval operations, later becoming British High Commissioner investigating the Armenian genocide. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Sackville Carden and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles

Sackville Carden and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles

The first attempt to win the Gallipoli campaign was conducted by a Royal Navy fleet that was fatally below par. Having lost his nerve shortly before the attack was due to commence, poor old Vice-Admiral Carden was relieved of his command. One third of the fleet was...