Anthony Keen
Anthony (Tony) Keen (1957 – 2019) was born on 30th July 1957 at home in Hillingdon, to Peter and Muriel. He had two sisters, Susan and Jenny. The family moved to Ickenham in 1968. After leaving grammar school, Tony had various jobs until settling into the role of international sales...
Arthur Gribben
Arthur Gribben was born on 22 June 1933, in Redruth in Cornwall, to Arthur John Gribben and Elsie May Hugo – a younger brother for Irene, and, two years later, an older brother for Jack. Everyone in the family was musical and music formed a large part of Arthur’s life....
Arthur Wilmot Uloth
Arthur Wilmot Uloth (1931 – 2022) was born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk on 19th December 1931. Educated initially at boarding schools in Kent, Sussex and Wales, Arthur finished his schooling at Westminster School in London. At the age of sixteen, Arthur became an Anarchist and found work with the Freedom...
Audrey Emily Laura Hawkes
Audrey Emily Laura Hawkes (1928 – 2021) was born on 27th January 1928. After starting work at The Dorchester Hotel in London at the age of fourteen, two years later Audrey was appointed to run the Accounts department that calculated and issued guests’ bills. In later years Audrey worked for...
Audrey Goodwin
Audrey Goodwin (1925 – 2019) was born in Teddington. She was the middle child of George and Dora Vail. During the war, the family lived Cheltenham. When Audrey left home she moved to Guildford and qualified as a state registered nurse. She worked as a theatre sister on the first...
Audrey Hotten
Audrey May Hotten (1924-2019) was born in South London to Harriet and Percy Barnard. They moved to Essex where her sister, Mary, was born. Audrey won a scholarship to Oxford University which she was unable to take up because she was called-up for the war effort. After leaving the Army,...
Barbara Bush
Barbara ‘Lily’ Bush (1928 – 2018) was born Barbara Cox on 31 July in Cowbridge, one of twelve children. She left school at fifteen and became a maid. Lily enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, and spending time with her family. She married husband Arthur in 1947 and they had seven children:...
Barbara Edwards
Barbara Edwards (1948 – 2019) was born Barbara Coe at Shipley Maternity Home. Barbara grew up in Shipley and went to Albert Road Junior School, followed by Salts Grammar School. On leaving school, Barbara went to Keighley Technical College to study shorthand and typing, leading to a job at the...
Barbara Lynn Jenkins
Barbara Lynn Jenkins (1942-2019) was born in Bexleyheath, the eldest child of John and Evelyn Jenkins. Lynn went to Brampton Road Primary School and to Chislehurst Grammar. After leaving school, she joined the Civil Service. Her work took her to Hastings which became her home in 1971. Lynn left work...
Barry Randolph Martin (Dr)
Dr Barry Randolph Martin (1936 – 2018) was born in Morden, Surrey, to Phyllis and George. He had one brother, Jim. In 1947, when he was 11, Barry won a scholarship to King’s College School in Wimbledon. In 1955, the family moved to East Grinstead and Barry won a scholarship...
Barry Stuart Carter
Barry was born in Harrow on May 12th 1942, the eldest child of Leonard and Barbara Carter. Then the family moved to the south coast. His twin sisters Christine and Lynette were born in Worthing. The family moved frequently and Barbara and the children lived a year in South Africa...
Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Mary Wilson
Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Mary Wilson (1933-2018) was born in Dublin, the third of four daughters to David Brendon and Anne Byrne. Mother and daughters moved to England when Bernie was two. During the war Bernie was evacuated to Wales. She went to Secretarial College and then worked in London. She married...
Beryl Margaret West
Beryl Margaret West (1932 – 2019) was born in Nottingham to Kitty and George Grafton. She had four younger siblings, Doreen, David, Marilyn and Ken. Beryl had the responsibility of helping care for her younger siblings at an early age. Beryl dreamed of going to art college, but she left...
Beryl Yvonne Halls
Beryl Yvonne Halls (1933 – 2019) was born in Weymouth to Winifred and Charles Dibben, but grew up in Amersham. She had two brothers, Norman and Gordon. Beryl attended St. George’s Church of England School and Whitehill School in Chesham. She then trained at secretarial college in London before starting...
Betty Alexandra Judd
Betty was born on 27th July 1931 in West Ham, the eldest daughter of Ernest and Queenie Sims. She was followed by a sister, Angela. During the war she was evacuated to South Wales, which she loved, and later the family moved to Burnt Mills Road in Basildon. She attended...
Betty Wallace
Betty Wallace (1925 – 1995) was born Betty Ball in Southend-on-Sea, Essex on 28 July, the youngest of three daughters. After leaving school, she attended a secretarial college and became a short-hand typist. After a failed relationship, Betty moved to Lagos for a job at the British High Commission. She...
Bill Cordell
William ‘Bill’ Cordell (1922 – 2014) was born in Chiswick, London, the youngest of three children. He started work in a shipping office in London before joining the army during World War Two. After the war, he set up an antiques renovation and retail business and remained in the antiques...
Brenda Pamela Pusey
Brenda Pusey (1937 – 2018) was born Brenda Graham in Battersea on 3 November, the third of four children. She began working at a deli counter aged fourteen and then worked on a salad stall in Tooting market. After her marriage, she started a career in the NHS, firstly as...
Brian Attewell
Brian Attewell (1937 – 2019) was born in Bromley in 1937, a brother to Lainey. From a young age, Brian was intellectually curious and widely read with a sense of adventure and fun. He was open minded and stood up for what he believed in. He often talked about his...
Brian Feakes
Brian was born on 16th August 1936 at Rochford Hospital to Ivy and Harry. Aged 8 he was evacuated with his sister Maureen (6) to Rochdale then returned to live in Beresford Rd Southend but their parents separated and life was difficult. At 18 Brian served his National Service with...
Brian Fletcher
Brian Fletcher (1949 – 2017) was born in Perivale in West London on 14 August, the eldest of two boys. He worked firstly in his parents’ shop and then, when it was sold, as a taxi driver until his retirement. He enjoyed spending time with his family and was a...
Brian Freeman OBE
Brian Freeman (1939 – 2024) was born in Rotterdam, South Holland to Mary Anne and Frederick Lagendyk. Brian had an older brother Ronnie, and younger brother Cyril. When Brian was 14, the family moved to England to live in Raynes Park, London. In 1959 Brian was naturalised as a British...
Bridget Kitley
Bridget Kitley (1931 − 2018) was born in Hampstead, London, to Montagu and Enid Slater. She had an elder sister, Anna and younger sister, Carol. She was sent to various boarding schools, including Monkton Wyld School in Dorset. She met her first husband, Julian Rea, at a Young Communist camp...
Bryan Ship
Bryan William Ship (1937-2019) was born in Fulham to Charles and Elvis. He was the third of four siblings. Their parents separated when they were young. Bryan gained a place at grammar school. He joined the Royal Navy in 1953, aged 15. His first ship was an aircraft carrier, HMS...
