Plaque

James Hadley Chase

Erection date: 19/5/2015

Inscription

James Hadley Chase, 1906 - 1985, author, was born here with the name René Brabazon Raymond.
Ealing Civic Society

Site: James Hadley Chase (1 memorial)

W5, Woodfield Avenue, 4

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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