Sir Gerald Dodson, KT, was Recorder of London 1937-59, the longest holder of that office.
Also, he wrote the libretto of the popular operetta, The Rebel Maid, composed by Montague Phillips in 1921.
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Sir Gerald Dodson
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Old Bailey - WW2 plaque
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Cyril Davies
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