General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union, 1940 until his death. Born Warwickshire. Died Leicester where he had been addressing a May Day rally.
Alamy have a lovely photo of Deakin.
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Arthur Deakin, CH, CBE
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Arthur Deakin
Arthur Deakin House This block was built in 1956 by Stepney Borough Council a...
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Ernest Bevin bust
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