From the Marine Society: "Founded with the aim of providing men to fight in the King's ships as Britain faced war with most of Europe, The Marine Society was the world's first charity dedicated to seafarers." Founded by Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), a trader, who feared that he would lose his men to the navy, so he set up the Society to recruit and train more sailors. Jonas also a governor of the Foundling Hospital and the first Londoner to carry an umbrella. See Radio Taxis for more on this eccentric man.
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War dead, WW2
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Lieutenant Harry Leopold Pollak
Harry Leopold Pollak was born on 18 July 1885 in Marylebone, Middlesex (now Greater London), the second of the eight children of Joseph Pollak (1847-1927) and Emma Jane Pollak née Goldmann (1863-19...
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War dead, WW1
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War dead, WW2
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Councillor Leonard Pearl
Leonard Pearl was born on 6 August 1908 in Mile End, London, one of at least nine children of David Pearl (1886-1919) and Rachel Pearl née Solomon (1868-1934). In the 1911 census he is shown as liv...
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