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Ben Helfgott

Categories: Sport / Games

Holocaust survivor and British Olympian (1956 and 1960) who knew the murdered Israeli athletes.

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Ben Helfgott

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Munich Olympics 40 years

The Hackney Gazette give the unveiling date as 25th but we believe Boris John...

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Thomas Johns Tucker

Thomas Johns Tucker

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

Person, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
West Ham Pals

West Ham Pals

The 13th Battalion (West Ham) of the Essex Regiment, raised by the mayor of the borough. Volunteers from all over east London answered the call, leaving their families, jobs and their favourite foo...

Group, Armed Forces, Sport / Games, Belgium, France

2 memorials
Arthur Haygarth

Arthur Haygarth

Cricketer. Born in Hastings, Sussex. He played for Sussex, the M.C.C. and Middlesex. After retiring as a player, he achieved fame as a writer and historian on cricket. Died in Pimlico.

Person, History, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Marjorie Phillips

Marjorie Phillips

Secretary to Victor Watson. Somtimes spelt 'Marjory' but the plaque has 'ie'.

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Stanley Hallam Rothwell

Stanley Hallam Rothwell

Body builder and artists' model who posed for a number of statues on display in London. Rothwell was brought to our attention by Broderick D.V. Chow in this Londonist article. This, together with ...

Person, Art, Artists' Model, Sport / Games

1 memorial

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Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst

Born in Manchester as Estelle Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst.  Trained and initially worked as an artist. Worked with George Lansbury in the East End. 1924 Sylvia moved from the East End of...

Person, Gender Issues, Peace, Seriously Famous, Ethiopia

10 memorials
David Lammy

David Lammy

Politician. Member of Parliament  for Tottenham from 2000. In 2002, he became parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department of Health.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Ruth Stacey

Ruth Stacey

Killed in the Dulwich Library air raid aged 28. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this lady: Ruth M Cooke was born on 18 December 1910 and was the daughter of a Mr and Mrs Cooke who...

Person

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society

Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society

E3, Bow Road

And they say that no one ever put up a plaque to a committee! Ornamental Passions points out the flowers and the rustic fence.

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