William Casey was born in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland. In April 1906 he enlisted in the Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers), service number 9189. After seven years he was discharged a...
Soldier. Born Bernard Matthew Cassidy in Fulham. He was a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers. At Arras, France, he was in command of the left company of his battalion,...
William Caswell was born on 26 June 1887 in Kensington, one of the twelve children of George Caswell (1851-1891) and Helenor Caswell née Lorraine (1850-1930). His birth was registered in the 3rd qu...
Chemist. Born in Nice, France, to a British aristocratic family. Became a member of the Royal Society and discovered hydrogen. Following his father's death in 1783 he bought a house on Clapham Comm...
Impressionist artist. Paul Cézanne was born in Aix-en-Provence. He studied at the Academie Suisse in Paris, and Camille Pissaro became his major influence. Amongst his best known paintings are 'The...
Novelist. Born in Chicago, Illinois. After his father abandoned the family, his mother moved him to Britain to further his education, At Dulwich College. He worked for a while at the Admiralty, but...
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Albert Chapman was born on 26 September 1886 in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, (now Greater London), one of the ten children of William Chapman and Elizabeth Chapman née Ginn. His birth was registered ...
John Chapman was born circa 1887 in Middleton St George, Durham, the second of the four children of John George Chapman (1860-1941) and Florence Gertrude Chapman née Bent (1863-1950). On the 1891 c...
Samuel James Charman was born in Beckenham, Kent, one of the nine children of David Charman (1838-1912) and Sarah Charman née Wilson (184-1920), whose birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 189...
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