Born Australia. Served in WW2 initially as a sapper and then as a war artist.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Raymond Ewers
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Anzac boulder
This sandstone boulder (three quarters of a tonne) is one of 6 removed from a...
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Frederick E. E. Schenck
Born Edinburgh to a German immigrant lithographer. Via Stoke on Trent he moved to London in 1888. Often worked with the architect Henry Hare. Speel provides a lot of information including that Sche...
Michael Black
Sculptor, based in Oxford active around 1971 - 85. 2023: We were sorry to receive this from Tiffany Black, Michael's daughter: "I am writing to let you know that Michael Black who sculpted the Cr...
Edouard Lantéri
Sculptor. Born France but moved to London in 1872 and eventually took British nationality. Late in life wrote three books which are still standard texts for many students. Died at home, 50 Perry...
Mary Thornycroft
Sculptor. Born Norfolk but in 1823 her family moved to London, 56 Albany Street. Her father, John Francis, was a sculptor and she worked with him as assistant and pupil in Albany Street. In 1840 sh...
Gilbert Ledward
Sculptor. born Chelsea. Studied under EdouardLantéri. Served in WW1 initially in the artillery and then as a war artist. Died at 31 Queen's Gate. Three other notable works in London: firstly the G...
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Leon Blanding
Lieutenant Colonel Leon McFaddin Blanding was born on 30 October 1918 in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA, the youngest of the seven children of Donald McQueen Blanding (1868-1934) and Ge...
Rose Lucetta Elliott
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 17. Buried in grave 2 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
Albert Francis
Information about the early life of Albert Henry Francis is somewhat lacking. Whilst it is known that he was born in Marylebone, no date can be found, nor any information about his family. In 1916...
Robert Baden-Powell
SW7, Hyde Park Gate, 9
Greater London Council Robert Baden-Powell, 1857-1941, chief scout of the world lived here.
Alice Meynell
W2, Palace Court, 47, Spanish Catholic Chaplaincy
The scaffolding next door is the result of a major fire there in January 2013. It is a large property which was/is "under refurbishment"...
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