UN Secretary General, 1951-61. Died in a suspicious plane crash in the Congo. In September 2013 the official Hammarskjold Commission cautiously recommended further investigations into the cause of the crash.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Hammarskjold - Hepworth
Hammarskjold and Hepworth were friends; he owned some of her sculpture includ...
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League of Nations
Founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. At its height, it had 58 member states. Although achieving much in its early years, it was unable to prevent the aggress...
1 memorial
Henry Fawcett
Economist, politician and educational reformer. Born Salisbury. Blinded in a shooting accident as a young man. The first blind MP. As Postmaster General (1880-4) he developed the parcel post and in...
Person, Economist, Education, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
5 memorials
Willesden Urban District Council
Former London borough. Municipal Borough of Willesden 1874 to 1965. In 1965 it was merged with Wembley to form the London Borough of Brent.
1 memorial
Leland Lewis Duncan
Historian, author and public servant. Born in Lewisham. He served in the War Office for forty years and was rewarded with an M.V.O. (Member of the Victorian Order) and an O.B.E. His interest in loc...
1 memorial
Sir Alan Herbert
Author and politician. Born Alan Patrick Herbert at Ashtead Lodge, Ashtead, Leatherhead. He was called to the bar, but never practised. Joined Punch magazine as a writer in 1924 and went on to writ...
Person, Literature, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
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