Compton Verney of Meulan and later inherited by the Earls of Warwick. At some time before 1150 the manor was granted to Robert Murdac when it became known as "Compton Murdak", and was inherited by his descenants and thence to the heirs of the Murdak family. In 1370, after two hundred years of ownership by his family, Sir Thomas Murdak surrendered the estate to Alice Perrers, mistress of King Edward III. In 1435 it was acquired by Richard Verney (1435–1490) with the assistance of his younger brother John Verney, Dean of Lichfield, and Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. The Verney family had
Alice Ross-King Alice Ross-King Alice Ross Appleford, (née Ross-King; 5 August 1887 – 19 August 1968) was an Australian civilian and military nurse who took part in both World Wars. She has been described as Australia's most decorated woman. During the First World War she served in hospitals in Egypt and France and was one of only seven Australian nurses decorated with the Military Medal for gallantry. In the Second World War she held a senior post within the Australian Army Medical Women's Service. In 1949 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award made by the International Committee of