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Davies Bob
A brief biography of Bob Davies by Graham Stevenson additions and corrections welcomed: info@grahamstevenson.me.uk Born in 1901, Bob Davies, of Bolton and St Helens, was a foundation member of the Party. He left school […]
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Jarvie Bob
Bob Jarvie Jarvie was an active Communist Party member in Croydon in the 40s and 50s. He stood for the "working class" constituency of West Croydon in the 1950 general election. He wrote in World News in late 1949 that: […]
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Weddell Bob
Bob Weddell Bob Weddell, almost certainly born in 1913, was a leading member of Edinburgh Young Communist League (YCL) from when he joined in 1936. He was secretary of the Youth Food Ship Committee that […]
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Holland Mina & Bob
Mina and Bob Holland Wilhelmina, or "Mina", and Robert Holland were a husband and wife team who were foundation members of the Communist Party. Originally from Tyneside, both took part in several hunger […]
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Elliott Bob Cllr
Cllr Bob Elliott Robert S. Elliot was an unemployed miner and prominent member of the National Unemployed Workers Movement (NUWM). Along with Charlie Woods (see separate entry), he marched in the Tyneside contingent of the […]
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Selkirk Bob
Bob Selkirk A Communist councillor for Cowdenbeath’s Ward 4 for 32 years, like many of the giants of Scottish Communism, Selkirk came from a family with a mighty tradition of dissent. His grandfather had been […]