Man Who Ran London During the Great War

The Diaries and Letters of Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd, GCVO, KCB, DSO, (1853-1926)

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Richard Morris OBE ISBN: 9781844688081
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: June 15, 2010
Imprint: Pen and Sword Language: English
Author: Richard Morris OBE
ISBN: 9781844688081
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: June 15, 2010
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Language: English

In 1913 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd was appointed to the supreme position reserved for Guardsmen, the command of the London Districts. The war saw an extension of his responsibilities to include the hospitals and main railway termini in the metropolis. He was also put in charge of the construction of the defensive circle of trenches around London. Whether it was meeting hospital trains returning from the front with wounded soldiers, or visiting areas of the City that had suffered from the Zeppelin and Gotha Bomber air raids, Francis Lloyd’s presence would help to revive the population’s flagging morale. This led him to be described by newspapers as ‘The Man who runs London.’

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In 1913 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd was appointed to the supreme position reserved for Guardsmen, the command of the London Districts. The war saw an extension of his responsibilities to include the hospitals and main railway termini in the metropolis. He was also put in charge of the construction of the defensive circle of trenches around London. Whether it was meeting hospital trains returning from the front with wounded soldiers, or visiting areas of the City that had suffered from the Zeppelin and Gotha Bomber air raids, Francis Lloyd’s presence would help to revive the population’s flagging morale. This led him to be described by newspapers as ‘The Man who runs London.’

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