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: Sapper Edward McLaren was born about 1918 in ...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Scotland

War dead, WW2

1 memorial

James Hanley

Novelist and playwright. The ODNB says he was born Dublin 1901. Wikipedia says that's wrong; it was Liverpool in 1897. Left school aged 12 and educated himself thereafter. In WW1 he served in t...

Person, Literature, Ireland, Wales

1 memorial

Sir Thomas Brock

Sculptor. Born in Worcester. Ornamental Passions has some comments on his work generally and at Admiralty Arch in particular. Died at 4 Dorset Square.

Person, Sculpture

13 memorials