Soldier. Born as Lee James McClure (he later took his stepfather's surname) in Crumpsall, Manchester. He joined the army in 2006, and was selected to be a member of the Corps of Drums, serving in Cyprus and Afghanistan. He was later based in Woolwich in a recruitment post, and it was here, while off-duty, that he was violently murdered in the street by a pair of fanatics.
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Lee Rigby
A touching tribute, especially since Rigby was a supporter of Manchester Unit...
In loving memory of Fusilier Lee James Rigby, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of...
{On the plaque:} In memory of Fusilier Lee Rigby 4 July 1987 - 22 May 2013. T...
Born in Bedford. Died aged 31 years, killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb.
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
The potential for aircraft was recognised and so the Royal Flying Corps was established by a charter signed by King George V on 13 April 1912. the first 'wing' (ho ho) was formed out of the Air Ba...
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Founded in 1829 by Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 and on 26 September of that year, over 1,000 men were sworn in in the grounds of the Foundling Hospital. (From Sarah Wise's boo...
"On Quitting School" (sometimes "On Leaving School") is a sonnet by Coleridge, aged 18, dedicated to saying goodbye to Christ's Hospital ...
London's worst peacetime disaster. The Princess Alice was a passenger paddle steamer, making what was called a 'moonlight trip', from Swan Pier near London Bridge to the former Rosherville Pleasure...
Composer, musician, music publisher, piano manufacturer. Born Italy. Moved to London at the end of 1774 from where he went on tours of Europe. Moved out towards the end of his life and died in W...
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