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Event Series Death Anniversary of Edward Sergeant OBE (3-xii-1881 16-xi-1961)

Death Anniversary of Edward Sergeant OBE (3-xii-1881 16-xi-1961)

We remember Edward Sergeant OBE (3-xii-1881 16-xi-1961) Edward Guthlac Sergeant was born on Saturday, December 3rd 1881 : in the same year British Chess Magazine was founded by John Watkinson. He was born in Crowland, South Holland, Lincolnshire. The registration district was Peterborough and the inferred county was Northamptonshire. His father was William R Sergeant … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Edward Sergeant OBE (3-xii-1881 16-xi-1961) →

Event Series Death Anniversary of Gordon Crown (20-vi-1929 17-xi-1947)

Death Anniversary of Gordon Crown (20-vi-1929 17-xi-1947)

We remember Gordon Crown who died this day (November 17th) in 1947. Gordon Thomas Crown was born on Thursday, June 20th, 1929 to James Crown (born 18th November 1899) and Hilda M Crown (born 3rd October 1900, née Sharrott). James was a refrigerating engineer and Hilda carried out unpaid domestic duties. The birth was registered … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Gordon Crown (20-vi-1929 17-xi-1947) →

Event Series Death Anniversary of Jim Slater (13-iii-1929 18-xi-2015)

Death Anniversary of Jim Slater (13-iii-1929 18-xi-2015)

BCN remembers Jim Slater (13-iii-1929 18-xi-2015) James Derrick Slater was born on Wednesday, March 13th, 1929. On the same day "Leon Trotsky gave his first interview to the foreign press in his apartment in Turkey, saying he was writing a book tracing the history of his opposition to Joseph Stalin and expressing a desire to … Continue reading Death Anniversary of Jim Slater (13-iii-1929 18-xi-2015) →