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Wilson, Sir William Grey
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WISEMAN, WILLIAM
1845 - 1893
England naval officer, 9th baronet, came from a line of naval officers, confusingly all baronets, all admirals and all called William Wiseman. He was educated in Switzerland and joined the navy in 1859. He... |
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WOODGATE, JAMES AUSTEN
1895 - 1961
England architect, was born in St Lawrence, Kent on 2 November 1895, the only child of James Woodgate and Emily Helen, née Austen. During World War I, he served in the army and attained the rank of major.... |
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WOODS, ROBIN WILFRID
1936 - 2020
England ornithologist and botanist, was born in Croydon, Surrey on 20 October 1936. His interest in natural history, especially birds, began in 1940 when his father gave him a copy of The Observer's Book... |
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YOUNG, COLIN DOUGLAS
b 1940
Scotland grasslands officer; was born in Glasgow 13 May 1940, the younger son of Edward M Young MA (headmaster) and Mary Miller Young, née Durney (schoolteacher).Educated at the High School of Glasgow 1945... |
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YOUNG, LEONARD WILLIAM HAMILTON
1891 - 1969
England businessman, was born in London on 3 January 1891. In 1929, at a time of complete dependence of the Islands for passenger and cargo traffic on irregular calls by Pacific Steam Navigation Company... |
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YOUNG, Sir (WILLIAM) DOUGLAS
1859-1943
England governor, was born on 27 January 1859, the eldest son of William Alexander George Young CMG, governor of the Gold Coast Colony {Ghana}. He was educated at Charterhouse and followed his father's... |