Born Scotland but brought up in Kent. His WW2 job involved defusing mines washed up on British beaches. Working in the Bridlington Bay area he defused a bomb and then put the fuse and detonator in his pocket for later examination. Walking through a local town he slipped on ice and the fall caused an explosion which killed him. See the Picture source for more information.
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T. L. Baskerville
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National Physical Laboratory stone war memorial
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Walter Scott
Writer. Born Edinburgh. Extremely popular in his lifetime, worldwide. Novels include: Waverley and Ivanhoe. Poems: Lady of the Lake. Died Abbotsford, south of Edinburgh, his home since 1812. ...
Thomas Davies
The bookseller and author who, in 1763, introduced Dr Samuel Johnson to James Boswell at his house in Russell Street. He took to bookselling after failing as an actor.
Powderhall Bronze
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Charlotte Despard
Anglo-Irish suffragist, socialist, pacifist, Sinn Féin activist, and novelist. She was a founding member of the Women's Freedom League, Women's Peace Crusade, and the Irish Women's Franchise League...
William Rankine
Born Edinburgh. Physicist. Worked in thermodynamics. Never married but was musical and wrote humorous songs. Died Glasgow.
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Thomas Auton
Thomas Auton was born on 14 February 1864 in Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, probably the fifth of the six children of John and Mary Ann Auton. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1864 in t...
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