Plaque

James Leasor

Erection date: /11/2014

Inscription

James Leasor, author, lived here, 1923 - 1930.
Bexley Civic Society

Site: James Leasor (1 memorial)

DA8, Park Crescent, 118

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

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James Leasor

Writer. Born in Erith, Kent. During WW2 he served in Burma where he spent eig...

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Bexley Civic Society

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