Donald Charles Bain

Donald Charles Bain

Died 19/3/1941, 83 years ago

Donald Charles Bain was born on 21 August 1897 in Nunhead, London, one of the three children of Charles William Bain (1872-1920) and Jane Elizabeth Bain née Hawes (1868-1935). His birth was registe...

Person

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
George Barret Jr

George Barret Jr

Died 19/3/1842, 182 years ago

Water colour painter.  Born Orchard Street, in December 1767, the third son of George Barret (1732-1784) and Frances Barret née Percy, about four years after his father's arrival from Dublin. Two b...

Person, Art

1 memorial
E. Gordon Brettell

E. Gordon Brettell

Born 19/3/1915, 109 years ago

Flight Lieutenant Edward Gordon Brettell DFC was born on 19 March 1915, the eldest of the three children of Vivian Brettell (1882-1949) and Eileen Isabella Brettell née Carroll (1887-1979). His bir...

Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Poland

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Bullivant’s Wharf - WW2 bomb

Bullivant’s Wharf - WW2 bomb

Started 19/3/1941, 83 years ago

Isle of Dogs - Past Life, Past Lives is an excellent post about this event, with eye-witness accounts, from which we have drawn this brief summary: Bullivant & Co were wire rope-makers with a ...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
those killed and injured by the WW2 bomb on Bullivant's Wharf

those killed and injured by the WW2 bomb on Bullivant's Wharf

Started 19/3/1941, 83 years ago

See Bullivant's Wharf - WW2 bomb for details of the event.  The excellent Isle of Dogs - Past Life, Past Lives gives the list (from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Civilian Victims) of 41 ...

Group

1 memorial
Richard Francis Burton

Richard Francis Burton

Born 19/3/1821, 203 years ago

Explorer. Born Devon.

Person, Exploring, Africa, Indian Sub-continent

1 memorial
Lieutenant George Albert Cairns

Lieutenant George Albert Cairns

Died 19/3/1944, 80 years ago

Victoria Cross.  Somerset Light Infantry attached 1bn the South Staffordshire Regiment. Wikipedia, our Picture source tells his story.

Person

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper

Born 19/3/1921, 103 years ago

Comedian.  Born Wales.  Member of the Magic Circle.  Died of a heart attack on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, live on television. "I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and...

Person, Humour, TV & Radio, Wales

4 memorials
Commissioner Adelaide Cox

Commissioner Adelaide Cox

Died 19/3/1945, 79 years ago

In 1927 she was writing as “Commissioner Adelaide Cox, CBE, until recently Leader of the Women’s Social Work of the Salvation Army”. Our colleague, Andrew Behan provides: Born in Childs Hill, Hen...

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Thomas Daniell

Thomas Daniell

Died 19/3/1840, 184 years ago

Topographical artist. Born Kingston upon Thames. Studied art and set off for India in 1785 with William, his nephew, as assistant. On his return, after seven years in India, he spent most of the re...

Person, Art, India

1 memorial
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