Person    | Male  Born 1940 

Roger Jefcoate

Categories: Benefactor

From The Woodland Trust: "Roger Jefcoate has spent 30 years secretly planting his beloved black poplars.... As a scientist and engineer, Roger developed Possum, the first remote control to help disabled people with their mobility....".

The birth date is approximate. From Buckingham Today: "In 1998, he was made a CBE for services to disabled people and in 2010 he was awarded the Order of St John; in 2011 he became a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes."

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Roger Jefcoate

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Diamond Jubilee QEII - Jefcoate tree

This tree is in the borough of Wandsworth. There are 32 Greater London boroug...

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James Thomas

James Thomas

Architect who works close to the site of Min Joo Lee's death, and regularly cycles through the junction.  He worked with the local cycle shop, Cyclesurgery, to produce the ghost bike and organised ...

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
Robert McCurrey

Robert McCurrey

Son of James & Margaret McCurrey. Left a legacy towards the cost of the hall for the Chelsea Temperance Society.  See his parents' page for some more info.

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
Thomas Guy

Thomas Guy

Founder of Guy's Hospital. Born 7 Pritchard's Alley, Fair Street, Horsleydown. This is now the section of Tower Bridge Road between London City Mission and Tower Bridge Primary School.  A bookselle...

Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

7 memorials
Pilgrim Trust

Pilgrim Trust

From their website: "Our aim is to preserve and promote Britain’s historical and intellectual assets and to provide assistance to vulnerable members of society." Edward Stephen Harkness provided t...

Group, Benefactor

1 memorial