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Person    | Male  Born 4/7/1945  Died 6/9/1972

Andre Spitzer

Andre Spitzer

Fencing master and coach. Born in Timișoara, Romania. In 1956 he moved to Israel where he served in the air force and attended the National Sport Academy, where he studied fencing. Representing Israel in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he was murdered along with ten other team mates by Palestinian terrorists.

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Andre Spitzer

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Munich Olympics 40 years

The Hackney Gazette give the unveiling date as 25th but we believe Boris John...

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Fulham 2000

Fulham 2000

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John Lyall

John Lyall

Footballer and football manager. Born John Angus Lyall in Ilford, Essex. He joined West Ham United as a groundstaff boy in 1955, played for the youth team and was promoted to the main squad in 1959...

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1 memorial
Lieutenant Ernest John Dodd

Lieutenant Ernest John Dodd

Ernest John Dodd was born on 26 May 1892, the only child of John Henry Dodd (1851-1917) and Emma Eliza Dodd née Hewins (1858-1944). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1892 in the St Geo...

Person, Armed Forces, Sport / Games, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Charlton Athletic Football Club

Charlton Athletic Football Club

The club was founded from the combination of a number of youth clubs in south-east London. Their nickname is the 'Addicks' which is supposedly derived from 'haddocks'.  One of the explanations of t...

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5 memorials
Mick Fowler

Mick Fowler

Mountaineer and tax inspector. Born Michael Fowler in London. Voted "The Moutaineers' Mountaineer", he has tackled some of the world's most difficult peaks, mostly during his holidays from his job ...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial