Charles James Howard Hall was born on 23 January 1893, the son of Charles James Hall (b. circa 1870) and Sarah Hall (b. circa 1870). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1893 in the Maryl...
Born Odette Marie Céline Brailly in France. Married an Englishman, Sansom, in 1931 and moved to England. He enlisted in 1940 and she in 1942 with Special Forces of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ...
Mistress of Lord Nelson. Born Amy, Emma or Emy Lyon at Ness, Cheshire. Her early life was spent in poverty, but her beauty proved to be her fortune. She became the mistress of Charles Greville and ...
Private. Number 26354 of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Born in Poplar. Buried in grave IV.C.15, Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, France. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
Ernest Harry Hann was the fourth of the nine children of Harry Hann (1860-1903) and Harriet Annie Hann née Smith (1859-1923). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1886 in the Islington re...
Arthur Edward Harris was the youngest of the four children of George Henry William Harris (1884-1938) and Lilian Emily Harris née Clare (1888-1960). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1...
Actor and theatre manager. Born Paris, into an international theatre family. ‘Father of Modern Pantomime', he introduced stars of popular music hall into his Christmas pantomimes. From aged 27 for...
Film actor and singer. Born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape in Hornsey. Her father, a German businessman moved the family to Magdeburg. She studied at the dance and voice school of the Berlin Opera, taki...
Herbert Allatson Heavingham was born in 1894 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, the second of the three children of Herbert Edward Heavingham (1867-1942) and Christianna Heavingham née Taylor (1867-1943). His...
German poet and essayist. Born Dusseldorf. Died Paris.
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