Secretary to Victor Watson. Somtimes spelt 'Marjory' but the plaque has 'ie'.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Marjorie Phillips
Commemorated ati
Co-op bank - Monoploy
Victor and Marjorie came to London from Leeds specifically to select names fo...
Other Subjects
Doggett's Coat and Badge
The prize for a rowing race for Thames watermen. Claimed as the oldest race in the world, it was founded by Thomas Doggett in 1715, to commemorate the anniversary of the accession of King George I...
Hugh Cecil Lowther, fifth Earl of Lonsdale
Sportsman and profligate bon vivant, a life-style enabled through his vast inherited wealth. President of the National Sporting Club. Initiated the boxing prize, the Lonsdale Belt. Founder and firs...
Ping Pong
Sport. Also known as gossima, indoor tennis, table tennis, wiff-waff or whiff-whaff. The John Jaques and Son Company were producing equipment in the 1890s, and patented the game in 1901. Its origi...
Mark Slavin
Wrestler. Born in Minsk, Belarus SSR. Winner of the Soviet Greco-Roman wrestling middleweight junior championship in 1971. He moved to Israel to join their Olympic team. Murdered by Palestinian ter...
Lawn tennis
Invented, developed and patented by Wingfield. The Wimbledon championships began in 1877 and are the world's oldest tennis tournament.