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James Bond

Fictional spy created by Ian Fleming, who first appeared in the novel 'Casino Royale', but see Fleming's page for an alternative origin for Bond. Eleven further novels and two short story collections followed. The film franchise of the novels started in 1962 with 'Dr. No'. Since Fleming's death in 1964, the character has appeared in novels by several other authors including Kingsley Amis.

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James Bond

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Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming, 1908-1964, creator of James Bond, lived here. English Heritage

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Richard Hughes (journalist)

Richard Hughes (journalist)

Richard Joseph Hughes CBE was an Australian journalist who spent much of his life in the Far East as correspondent for The Times and other publications. Generally considered to be a British spy and...

Person, Espionage, Journalism / Publishing, Australia, China/Hong Kong

1 memorial
Women’s Transport Service (FANY)

Women’s Transport Service (FANY)

All-women unit, affiliated to the TA, formed as the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and active in both nursing and intelligence work during WW1 and WW2.  The original role was to ride horseback (hence "...

Group, Armed Forces, Espionage, Medicine

1 memorial
Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

Playwright and poet, for definite. Spy? Atheist? Homosexual? Shakespeare? Baptized on 26th February at St George's Church, Canterbury. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. His plays inclu...

Person, Espionage, Poetry, Theatre

2 memorials
Noor Inayat Khan

Noor Inayat Khan

WW2 spy and member of the French resistance.  A descendant of the 18th century south Indian ruler Tipu Sultan, Khan was a follower of the Sufi faith and believed in non-violence. Born Moscow to pa...

Person, Espionage, France, Russia

War dead, WW2
3 memorials
Sir Mansfield Cumming

Sir Mansfield Cumming

First Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. Born as Mansfield George Smith.  Began his career in the navy aged 13, but suffering severe sea-sickness he was retired in 1885, and married...

Person, Espionage, Politics & Administration

1 memorial