Military Officers
- Alfred Holmes (1931–1994), Sergeant of the Gibraltar Regiment, officer in charge of the apes.
- Frederick Stanley Maude (1864–1917), General who led the successful campaign in World War I to capture Baghdad over the winter of 1917.
- John Montresor (1736–1799), Military engineer in the British service active in North America, his amorous exploits inspired the best-selling novel Charlotte Temple
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