Pugilist. Born Thame, Oxfordshire, regarded as the first heavyweight champion in the history of the sport.
Died London.
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James Figg
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Walter Hall Williams
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H. A. Webb
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
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War served, WW1
1 memorial
Blue lamp
N1, Tolpuddle Street, 2, Police Station
The text comes from a small brass plaque in the blind window below the lamp.
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