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Barrie Heath
Sir Barrie Heath, (11 September 1916 – 22 February 1988) was a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguished Flying Cross. Heath shot down four enemy aircraft (including two "probables") and damaged two others. After the Second World War he had a successful career in industry, rising to become chairman of the industrial conglomerate GKN. In 1978 he received a knighthood for services to export. Early life Heath was born in Kings Norton, Warwickshire, on 11 September 1916. His older brother Grahame was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and was killed in action in the First World War. Second World War Heath saw active service in 1940 with No. 611 Squadron RAF, flying in Spitfire IIa P7883 "Grahame Heath", which had been donated by his father G.F. Heath in memory of his son Grahame. Such donations were not uncommon at the time; many patriotic individuals as well as towns and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Flying Corps
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Plaque may refer to: Commemorations or awards * Commemorative plaque, a plate or tablet fixed to a wall to mark an event, person, etc. * Memorial Plaque (medallion), issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War I * Plaquette, a small plaque in bronze or other materials Science and healthcare * Amyloid plaque * Atheroma or atheromatous plaque, a buildup of deposits within the wall of an artery * Dental plaque, a biofilm that builds up on teeth * A broad papule, a type of cutaneous condition * Pleural plaque, associated with mesothelioma, cancer often caused by exposure to asbestos * Senile plaques, an extracellular protein deposit in the brain implicated in Alzheimer's disease * Skin plaque, a plateau-like lesion that is greater in its diameter than in its depth * Viral plaque, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture Other uses * Plaque, a rectangular casino token See also * * * Builder's plate * Plac (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodge Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hodge, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Hodge, later Hermon-Hodge Baronetcy, of Accrington in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1902. For more information on this creation, see Baron Wyfold. The Hodge Baronetcy, of Chipstead in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 March 1921 for the shipbuilder Rowland Hodge. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1995. Hodge, later Hermon-Hodge baronets of Accrington (1902) *see Baron Wyfold Hodge baronets, of Chipstead (1921) * Sir Rowland Frederic William Hodge, 1st Baronet (1859–1950) *Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet (1913–1995). Hodge was married four times; his second wife Joan Wilson (1919–2005) was mother of three daughters, including Wendy Madeleine Hodge, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Hodge
Vicki Alexandra Hodge (born 17 October 1946) is an English actress and model. She appeared in the films ''Every Home Should Have One'' (1970), ''Layout for 5 Models'' (1972), ''The Stud'' (1974), and ''Confessions of a Sex Maniac'' (1974), as well as the TV series '' Hazell''. She was interviewed extensively for the "Starring John Bindon" programme in the ''Real Crime'' television series about her relationship with John Bindon. Life and career Hodge was born in London, the third daughter of Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet, MBE, a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, second lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and his second wife Joan, daughter of Sydney Foster Wilson. She attended the Legat School of Russian Ballet, when it was at Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent. She then attended the Lucie Clayton School of Modelling and was photographed by David Bailey, amongst others. From 1968 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Heath
Duncan Heath (born 1947) is a British talent agent and the co-chairman of the Independent Talent Group, Europe's largest talent agency, based in Soho, London. His clients include many leading figures in the British film industry, including Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Sam Mendes and Mike Newell.Duncan Heath at www.bifa.org Retrieved 16 February 2010Official website of Independent Talent Group Ltd Retrieved 16 February 2010 Early life 
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Mary Berry
Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings (; born 24 March 1935), known professionally as Mary Berry, is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she studied catering at college. She then moved to France at the age of 22 to study at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, before working in a number of cooking-related jobs. She has published more than 75 cookery books, including her best-selling ''Baking Bible'' in 2009. Her first book was ''The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook'' in 1970. She hosted several television series for the BBC and Thames Television. Berry is an occasional contributor to ''Woman's Hour'' and ''Saturday Kitchen''. She was a judge on the BBC One (originally BBC Two) television programme ''The Great British Bake Off'' from its launch in 2010 until 2016, when it relocated to Channel 4. Early life Berry was born on 24 March 1935, the second of three children, to Margaret (‘Marjorie’, ''née'' Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn, Buckinghamshire
Penn is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of Beaconsfield and east of High Wycombe. The parish's cover Penn village and the hamlets of Penn Street, Knotty Green, Forty Green, Penn, Forty Green and Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire, Winchmore Hill. The population was estimated at 4,168 in 2019. History The name is Brythonic languages, Brythonic in origin, comparable with the modern Welsh Language, Welsh typonym ''pen'', and may mean "hill top" or "end". Penn stands on a strong promontory of the Chiltern Hills. From the tower of Trinity, Holy Trinity Parish Church, it is claimed to be possible to see into several other counties. The Penn family Segraves Manorialism, Manor, the principal seat in Penn, belonged to the Penn family. Sybil Penn, wife of David, was dry nurse and foster mother to Edward VI of England, King Edward VI and Lady of the Bed Chamber to his sister, Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth I. Penn Estate directly benefite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published Weekly newspaper, weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Brookes, Baron Brookes
Raymond Percival Brookes, Baron Brookes (10 April 1909 – 31 July 2002) was a British industrialist. Brookes became the Managing Director of GKN in 1964 and the group's Chairman and Chief Executive in 1965. He retired in 1974 and was made GKN's Life President. Brookes was knighted in 1971. On 14 January 1976, he was created a life peer, as Baron Brookes, ''of West Bromwich in the County of West Midlands.'' He sat as a Conservative until 1990, when he left the Conservative Party in protest against the removal of Margaret Thatcher. He then sat as a crossbencher A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and oppositi .... Coat of arms References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brookes, Raymond, Baron Brookes 1909 births 2002 deaths Knights Bachelor British industrialists Crossbench life peers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Heath In RAF Uniform
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically independent. The city is part of the extended urban area in southern Ontario known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe. As of the 2021 census, the city's population was 147,829, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 212,667 residents. The area was first settled during the War of 1812 as a supply depot for British forces, and Barrie was named after Sir Robert Barrie. The city has grown significantly in recent decades due to the emergence of the technology industry. It is connected to the Greater Golden Horseshoe by Ontario Highway 400 and GO Transit. Significant sectors of the city's diversified economy include education, healthcare, information technology and manufacturing. History Before 1900 Barrie is situated on the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Cocks
A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. The first documented use of the ''word'' gamecock, denoting use of the cock (bird), cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or entertainment, was recorded in 1634, after the term "cock of the game" used by George Wilson, in the earliest known book on the sport of cockfighting in ''The Commendation of Cocks and Cock Fighting'' in 1607. But it was during Ferdinand Magellan, Magellan's Magellan's circumnavigation, voyage of discovery of the Philippines in 1521 when modern cockfighting was first witnessed and documented for Westerners by the Italian Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's chronicler, in the Kingdom of Taytay, Palawan, Taytay. The combatants, referred to as gamecocks (not to be confused with game birds), are specially Breed, bred and conditioned for increased stamina and strength. Male and female chickens of such a breed are referred to as game fowl. Coc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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