Polish statesman, Ambassador to Great Britain. At external site Rafal Heydel-Mankoo writes:
A marvellous monocled character (he married for the third time at the age of 99) he held the dubious honour of being the first person to inform Churchill that the Second World War had started, telephoning him at Chartwell to notify him that the Germans had crossed the border.
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Charles Anderson
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Baron Gulam Noon, MBE
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Michael Bond
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Joseph Hardcastle
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Civilian deaths in WW2 - Blitz East London
E1, Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden
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Bertrand Russell
WC1, Bury Place
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