Fred (Fritz) Kormis
Sculptor and medallist. Born Frankfurt, Germany. From the very informative West Hampstead Life: "Fritz was fourteen when he began an apprenticeship in a workshop specializing in decorative sculptu...
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J. D. Gilbert
British History Online, about the acquisition of the site for London's County Hall, gives "Gilbert was one of two brothers who were LCC Members at the same time but sat on opposite sides. J. D. was...
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Stephanie Turner
Stephanie was 29-years old and newly engaged. She was a physiotherapist who worked for the NHS, a tri-athlete, who ran marathons and climbed mountains. Her friends remember her as someone that lit ...
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Kenny Wheeler
Trumpet and flugelhorn player. Born Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler in Toronto. He moved to Britain in 1952. He made his name playing in groups with Ronnie Scott, John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes. He wa...
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Jules Pipe
 Mayor of Hackney 2002 - 16. In Hackney the Mayor is directly elected and is responsible for the executive function of the Council. unlike in many other Councils where it is a mainly ceremonial rol...
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Miss Agnes M. Gibbons
Miss Agnes M. Gibbons Organising Secretary of the Ladies' Guild in 1932.
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Marchioness of Linlithgow
Born in Edinburgh into the aristocracy as Hersey Alice Mullins. When she was seven, the family surname was legally changed to Eveleigh-de Moleyns by Royal Licence.Grew up in Ireland and Knightsbrid...
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James Richard Stanhope
He served with the Grenadier Guards in the Second Boer War. Entering the House of Lords on the death of his father, he became 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope.Â
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, South Africa
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Sir Henry Buckland
General manager of Crystal Palace 1914-49. Henry James Buckland was born in Maidstone. Lived at Rockhills, 1922-56. Knighted in 1931. Died Bromley, Kent. The Palace burnt down in 1936 and Buckland...
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