Edwin James Mudge
Gunner. Number 179832 in the Royal Horse and Field Artillery. Buried in plot I.L.19 of Cement House Cemetery, Ypres. Posthumously awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
Gunner. Number 179832 in the Royal Horse and Field Artillery. Buried in plot I.L.19 of Cement House Cemetery, Ypres. Posthumously awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
Footballer. Born in Silvertown and known as 'Nobby'. He worked for the local electrical engineering company Seimens, and played for Charlton Athletic football club. In WWI, he signed up with the Ro...
Harold Thomas Noakes was born on 11 July 1899 in Stockwell, the elder son of Thomas Frederick Noakes (1868-1915) and Ada Lizzie Hunt Noakes née Smith (1871-1919). He was baptised on 20 August 1899 ...
Born Mechelen, now in Belgium. Moved to England in late 17th century. His nephew, John Nost the Younger, carried on the business, and indeed we are not certain which one created the Geffrye statue....
The allied campaign in WW2 for the liberation of North West Europe including the Normandy D-Day landings.
Arthur John Pooley was born in Notting Hill Gate, Middlesex (now Greater London), the only child of John and Mary Anne Pooley. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1894 in the Kensington ...
Charles Harry Price II was born on 1 April 1931 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA. He was the second son of Charles Harry Price (1886-1942) and Virginia Ogden Price (1898-1953). His eld...
Geographer, writer and anarchist. Born France. Visited Britain during 1852-7. Supported the Paris Commune of 1871. In 1872 was sentenced to perpetual banishment from France and settled in Switzerla...
Person, Politics & Administration, Belgium, France, Switzerland
William Henry Richter was born on 4 February 1898, the son of Joseph Richter (1863-1937) and Alice Richter née Griffin (1864-1923). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1898 in the Maryle...
French poet. Born Charleville, Ardennes, France. Aged 16, ran away to Paris where he was promptly arrested for fare dodging. Back home he tried writing to the much older Verlaine, his favourite poe...