From the : "Founded with the aim of providing men to fight in the King's ships as Britain faced war with most of Europe, The Marine Society was the world's first charity dedicated to seafarers."  Founded by Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), a trader, who feared that he would lose his men to the navy, so he set up the Society to recruit and train more sailors.  Jonas also a governor of the Foundling Hospital and the first Londoner to carry an umbrella.  See for more on this eccentric man.
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Marine Society
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Marine Society
Site of the King's Arms Tavern where the first meeting of the Marine Society ...
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War dead, WW1
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War dead, WW1
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Second Lieutenant Norman Charles Achille Negretti
From the oundle-heritage.daisy.websds.net website we learn that Norman Charles Achille Negretti was the third and youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. J. Negretti of Frognal, Hampstead, where he was ...
War dead, WW1
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Sir Arthur Harris, "Bomber Harris"
Marshal of the Royal Air Force BT, GCB, OBE, AFC. Born Cheltenham. Died at home at Goring-on-Thames. Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Bomber Command in 1942. He quickly made his command very success...
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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