Joseph William Lefever was born on 3 July 1896 in Haggerston, the third of the seven children of Joseph William Lefever (1862-1936) and Jessie Winifred Lefever née Rood (1864-1930). He was baptise...
Arthur Leonard George Leggatt was born on 19 June 1935, the son of Arthur Edward Leggatt (1910-1967) and Lilian Leggatt née Charlton (1915-1955). His birth was registered in the Edmonton registrati...
From the parish of St Thomas in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a private aged 32.
MP, Speaker of the House of Commons for 9 years. Born Glasgow. His resignation was part of the fall-out of the 2009 expenses scandal. His Wikipedia page confirms that he died after a short illn...
The alley is so narrow that it's difficult to photograph this interesting building. In our photo you can see the black plaque on the whit...
From the parish of St Thomas in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a private aged 18.
Born in London as Wilfrid William Ashley. Politician who entered parliament in 1906. As minister of transport, he introduced one-way systems and roundabouts to London and other large cities. Elevat...
Born Poland. His workshop was in Mitcham Goods Yard. 2015: Niedbala’s son, Marek, wrote to say that “When WWII started he was taken to a Russian work camp in Siberia then spent the duration in ...
Age 35, of 4 Gwynn House, Lower Sloane Street. Daughter of Caroline Hall (formerly Reid), of 6 Walsingham Mansions, Fulham Road, and of the late John Reid. That's what Commonwealth War Graves says...
Film, stage and television director. Born Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell at 31 Belnont Road, Southampton. He studied photography before moving to television. Here he specialised in films about famous...
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