Pete Robinson, 1888 - 1921, drummer and leading member of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra, lived here 1915 - 1917.
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SW9, Crewsdon Road, 8
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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Pete Robinson
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Drummer with the Southern Syncopated Orchestra. Died with several other membe...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Pete Robinson
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The college was founded by King George IV in 1829.
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