Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Lieutenant Richard James was born about 1900,...
Augustus Edwin John was born Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Painter, draughtsman and etcher, specialized in portrait painting. Famous subjects include T.E. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, George Bernard Shaw and Dy...
Nicholas Stradling John was born on 8 November 1968, the eldest of the three sons of David S. John and Janice M. John née Coombs. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1968 in the Cardiff ...
Born in Cardiff as William Goscombe John but he adopted Goscombe. He travelled across Europe and studied with Rodin. Worked in the "new sculpture" style. When he and his wife Marthe returned to the...
Born south Wales. Pioneer psychoanalyst, follower of Sigmund Freud.
Footballer. A serving soldier n WW2, he was taken prisoner and sent to a camp in Italy. He volunteered to be an engineer, but found himself being sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. Here he witne...
Actor, theatre manager and playwright. born Wales. Married Maria Theresa De Camp. Father to Fanny. Died at home in Savile Row.
Politician. Born Neil Gordon Kinnock in Tredegar, Wales. Entered parliament in 1970 and elected leader of the Labour Party in 1983. He resigned the leadership and retired to the backbenches after L...
Born London. Landscape painter and engraver. At the age of seven, his right arm was amputated following an accident, but this did not deter him from following his chosen profession. Member of the I...
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