Plaque

Colonel Crompton

Inscription

Colonel R. E. B. Crompton, 1845 - 1940, electrical engineer, lived and worked here, 1891 - 1939.
English Heritage

Site: Colonel Crompton (1 memorial)

W8, Kensington Court

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Colonel Crompton

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Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton

Electrical engineer.  born Yorkshire.  Aged 11,  enrolled as a naval cadet an...

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