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Clive Branson Clive Branson was born in 1907. He became a skilled painter and studied at the Slade School of Art. At the age of 23 he exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy. He joined […]
Clive Branson Clive Branson was born in 1907. He became a skilled painter and studied at the Slade School of Art. At the age of 23 he exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy. He joined […]
Eric Batter Born in 1917, Batter was a Communist activist in Exeter until 1945. He then went to Plymouth, where he was associated with the Party’s `People’s Centre’ bookshop in Wimple Street. Later, he resided […]
Ted Bramley’s father had been an SDF supporter as a young man and was present in Trafalgar Square at the infamous Bloody Sunday demonstration in 1886. His mother was involved in the women’s suffrage movement, […]
Dr Colin Bradsworth Dr Colin Charles Bradsworth (pic left – back row centre, Bradsworth in Spain) was a member of the once famous Clarion Cycling Club, which also hosted Clarion Vocal Unions, as well as […]
Lawrence Bradshaw A socialist from his youth, the artist and sculptor, Lawrence Bradshaw joined the Communist Party in the early 1930s and was politically active throughout his life. Bradshaw began his artistic career in the […]
Dave Bowman Born on March 6th 1913, railway family, Dave Bowman first worked in a biscuit factory and the Co-op bakery. He became an engineer cleaner at Tay Bridge depot in 1930, only to lose his […]
Of Jewish extraction, Harry Bourne served in the International Brigade in Spain and was born in May 1913. He is probably the International Brigader, whose real name was documented as Harold Ceiternbaum. The home address […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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