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Boughton Rutland
Rutland Boughton Born in 1878, Boughton, was a pupil of Stanford at the Royal College of Music in London. Boughton was a socialist from his early 20s and was […]
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Blaston Morrie
Morrie Blaston Maurice, or Morrie to all and sundry, Blaston was a life-long Communist and a leader of the tailor and garment workers, awarded the TUC Gold Badge for services top trades unionism. He was an […]
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Bradley Gerry
Gerry Bradley (né Gerald Cecil Barathy) According to the Barathy family, Gerry was born on the 25th April, 1896 at 40 Alridge Villa, Paddington (or, technically, Bayswater in the parish of Fulham). Bradley was to […]
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Bornat Charles
Charles Bornat Born in born in 1909, Charles Bornat was a professional architect who worked in Plymouth from 1946-50 on the reconstruction of the city, which had been devastated by war-time bombing. In a […]
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Bond Dickie
Dickie Bond Cecil, Cyril, Dick, or more commonly Dickie Bond, was a leading member of the Communist Party in Uxbridge, the Electricians Union and, later, the Pensioners’ Federation. Born in Cowley, Uxbridge on Good Friday, […]