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Rounce Bill
Bill Rounce A joiner, William E Rounce was also a long-term activist in the Woodworkers Society when he became widely known as a “crypto-communist” amongst the intensely dominant right-wing labour movement in the […]
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Warman Bill
Bill Warman Born William Lewer Warman into a working class family in South Norwood on 9th March 1908, (then in Surrey), he became an apprenticed sheet-metal worker at the age of 16 but was sacked […]
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Seaman Bill
Bill Seaman Born in 1917, bus conductor Bill Seaman was a Communist parliamentary candidate for Harrow East in 1950. He was an active TGWU member and had a long record of activity in the working-class […]
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Clark Bill (Frederick le Gros)
Bill Clark Frederick Le Gros Clark was born in 1892; known to his friends as “Bill”, he was closely associated with the Labour Research Department (LRD) for many years. At the end of the […]
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Sedley Bill
Bill Sedley Born in 1910 in London of a Jewish immigrant family, Bill Sedley became a graduate in economics and law. He operated a legal advice service in the East End of London in the […]
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Bland Bill
Born on April 28th 1916, Bland paid a visit to the Soviet Union at the age of 21, in 1937, and thereafter dedicated his entire life and activity to the advancement of socialism and communism. […]
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Balshaw Bill
Bill Balshaw A building worker by trade, Balshaw was the Guernsey (Channel Islands) Communist Party secretary in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked closely with Norman Le Brocq (see separate entry), the Jersey Communist […]
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Whittaker Bill
Bill Whittaker He began work in the cotton industry aged 12 and joined the Labour Party when he was 16. He became the President of the Colne Twisters and Drawers Association. In the strikes of […]