We're guessing that June was a wild or feral animal of some sort, possibly a duck, since she seems to have spent her time at and around Lord Holland's pond, in Holland Park. Also, her friends provide no dates nor a surname for her. If we are wrong and June was a person, we can only apologise!
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National Council for Animal Welfare
One of a number of organisations active in the 1920s promoting animal welfare.
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Hodge, Johnson's cat
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Mrs Catherine Smithies
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Cecil Day Lewis
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