Erection date: 19/5/2015
James Hadley Chase, 1906 - 1985, author, was born here with the name René Brabazon Raymond.
Ealing Civic Society
W5, Woodfield Avenue, 4
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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James Hadley Chase
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James Hadley Chase
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