Grew up in Wapping. A spokesman for the Levellers and a colonel in the New Model Army. Killed by a Royalist raiding party during the siege of Pontefract. The Levellers arranged for his funeral, 14 November 1648, to also be a mass demonstration for their cause.
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Thomas Rainsborough
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Thomas Rainsborough
Thomas Rainsborough was buried in this churchyard on the 14th November 1648 a...
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H. Woods, Snr.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
S. H. F. Downe
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
George Ryan
Born Mon{t}serrat. Appears to have been 'pressed' into service in April 1803 in Deptford. Served as an Ordinary Seaman on HMS Victory 11 May 1803 - 15 January 1806 and thus was at the Battle of Tra...
Arthur Herbert Procter, VC
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