Person    | Male  Born 16/12/1904  Died 1/10/1982

Sir Ian Bowater

Lord Lieutenant of the City of London in 1939; Sheriff of the City of London in 1985; and Lord Mayor of London 1969 - 1970.

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Sir Ian Bowater

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Guildhall reconstruction

{Beneath the City of London crest:} Lt. Col. and Alderman Sir Ian Frank Bowat...

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Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey

Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey

The ecclesiastical governing body of Westminster Abbey is the Dean together with several canons.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
P. G. Bettison

P. G. Bettison

District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1926-1947. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

Musician and political activist. Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, British Nigeria. In 1958, he was sent to London to study medicine but decided on music instead, and formed ...

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration, Nigeria

2 memorials
Robert Voss, Jnr.

Robert Voss, Jnr.

Town Clerk of the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1902 and 1909. (A Robert Voss was one of Bethnal Green's vestry clerks in 1857 - perhaps related.) Referring to the records of Parmiter's Foundation B...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1996. He was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 14 November 1922 and his Wikipedia page confirms that he died, aged 93 year...

Person, Politics & Administration, Egypt

1 memorial

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Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

NW3, Frognal Gardens, 8

Alastair Sim, 1900 - 1976, actor, lived here, 1953 - 1975. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
John Nash

John Nash

Born in London. Notable works: Regent Street, Royal Opera Arcade and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Much of his work was for the Prince Regent but we've heard that Mrs Nash gave birth to an illegiti...

Person, Architecture, Seriously Famous

7 memorials
F. & H. F. Higgs

F. & H. F. Higgs

Building firm, active at least 1890 - 1909.

Group, Property

2 memorials
V1 and V2 rockets

V1 and V2 rockets

The V1 and V2 rockets were developed as a reaction to the heavy allied bombing of German cities towards the end of WW2. (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe - retribution weapon'). In total, over 3,000 V...

Event, Tragedy

28 memorials
Carleton Hobbs

Carleton Hobbs

Hobbo (as he was known) portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations in a series of Sherlock Holmes radio dramas, 1952–69. Carleton Percy Hobbs was born in Farnborough and died in London. He ...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial