We remember Horatio Caro who passed away on Wednesday, December 15th, 1920. Horatio Caro was born on Saturday, July 5th 1862. On the same day Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist passed away. His parents were (in the 1861 census) Jacob and Mathilda Caro (née Lüpschütz, possibly Lipschütz) living at 4, Warwick Place, Jesmond, … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Horatio Caro (05-vii-1862 15-xii-1920)
Death Anniversary for Thomas Charles Donald Ricketts (03-vii-1896 15-xii-1979) See Sunnucks
We remember Thomas Dawson who passed away on Sunday, December 16th, 1951. He was also known by the pseudonym T. Dyke Robinson (we are looking for a primary source for this) Thomas Rayner Dawson was born on Thursday, November 28th 1889 in Leeds, Yorkshire to Henry and Jane Dawson (née Rayner). The early history of … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Thomas Dawson (28-xi-1889 16-xii-1951)
We remember Harold Lommer who passed away on December 17th, 1980. Harold Maurice Lommer was born on Friday, November 18th 1904 in Islington, London to German parents. Curiously his birth entry was missing from the original record and has been inserted manually as an after-thought. Anyone know the reason for this? He left England aged … Continue reading Death Anniversary for Harold Lommer (18-xi-1904 17-xii-1980)
William Winter, British Open Chess Champion, 1934. The verso frontispiece of Chess for Match Players, William Winter, London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1st edition. 1936 Author's inscription from Chess for Match Players, William Winter, London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1st edition. 1936 BCN remembers William (Willy) Winter who passed away on Sunday, December 18th, 1955 from tuberculosis … Continue reading Death Anniversary of William Winter (11-ix-1898 18-xii-1955)
Death Anniversary of Peter Fairburn Copping (12-x-1922 18-xii-1989)
Death Anniversary of FM Victor W Knox (24-xii-2001)
BCN remembers Mike Bent who passed away on Tuesday, December 28th 2004. Charles Michael Bent was born on Thursday, 27th of November 1919 and in that year Charles was the fifth most popular boy's name. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire. In 1939 he was living at 5, Ashburton Road, Gosport with his mother Eileen … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Charles (Mike) Bent (27-xi-1919 28-xii-2004)
Death Anniversary of Frank Parr (17-xii-1918 28-xii-2003)
Signature of Brian Reilly from an after dinner post card from Hastings 1945-46 We remember Brian Patrick Reilly who passed away on December 29th, 1991. Brian Reilly probably sometime in the 1920s. From The Encyclopaedia of Chess (Batsford, 1977), Harry Golombek OBE (written by Wolfgang Heidenfeld) :"Irish master born at Menton, of Irish descent, who … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Brian Reilly (12-xii-1901 29-xii-1991)