Erection date: 12/10/2013
Donald Swann, 1923 - 1994, composer, songwriter and entertainer, lived here 1961 - 1994.
The Battersea Society
SW11, Albert Bridge Road, 13
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Donald Swann
Composer, pianist and entertainer. Born Donald Ibrahim Swann at 27 Coleshill ...
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Donald Swann
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