Sculptor. Gilley was a studio assistant to Frank Dobson 1930-1939. The image is a self-portrait from 1936.
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Mary Thornycroft
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Sir William Reynolds-Stephens
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G. F. Watts
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Ernest Wilfred Hyde
Auxiliary Fire Serviceman killed in the air raid on Ricardo Street School.
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Leonard Keysor, VC
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Kenny Everett
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