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Gomm
Gomm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Archie Gomm (1897–1978), English footballer * Brian Gomm (1918–1995), British cricketer *Ian Gomm (born 1947), British singer-songwriter *Jon Gomm (born 1977), British singer-songwriter * Margaret Gomm (1921–1974), British swimmer *William Maynard Gomm Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm (10 November 178415 March 1875) was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he ... (1784–1875), British Army officer * Shirley Gomm (1943-present), Apple picker {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Gomm
Jon Gomm (born 11 July 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and performer. Using a single acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, bass lines and melodies simultaneously, his songs draw on a range of influences and styles including blues, soul, rock and even metal. Michael Hedges is an important source of inspiration. To date he has recorded three solo albums and has toured full-time since 2004. Biography Jon Gomm started playing ukulele at the age of two. Classical guitar lessons began at the age of four, and at twelve, he was accompanying his father, a music critic, to blues gigs in his hometown of Blackpool. As a teenager, he played electric guitar in the style of the rock greats. On leaving school, Gomm turned down a place at Oxford University studying English to attend The Guitar Institute (now part of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) in London. While there, he paid his way through college playing jazz in café bars, recording as a session guitarist, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Maynard Gomm
Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm (10 November 178415 March 1875) was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he took part in both the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo. He went on to be Commander of the troops in Jamaica and in that role established new barracks at Newcastle, Jamaica, high in the mountains. After that he became Governor of Mauritius and, finally, Commander-in-Chief, India, in which role he introduced promotion examinations for officers. Military career Born the son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Gomm (who served in the 46th Foot during the American Revolutionary War and was killed in the attack on Guadeloupe in April 1794) and Mary Alleyne Gomm (née Maynard), Gomm was commissioned as an ensign in the 9th Regiment of Foot on 24 May 1794, at the age of nine, in recognition of the services rendered by his father. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gomm
Ian Robert Gomm (born 28 March 1947 in Chiswick, West London) is a British singer-songwriter, who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by ''NME'' in 1971. Early career Gomm's career began circa 1962/1963 in Unit 4, a group which evolved out of an outfit formed by Gomm on rhythm and lead guitar and vocals, Martin Davis on bass and Simon Behar on drums, all of whom were pupils at Ealing County School for Boys. Soon after this formation, Frank Kennington, who was older than the others, joined as lead vocalist, and they became Unit 4. Mick Lieber, who had previously played with Frankie Reid & The Casuals and Clay Alison and the Searchers, joined Unit 4 around July 1964, but the new line-up was short-lived. Around October 1964, Kennington left and moved to Sydney, Australia, precipitating Unit 4's eventual break-up. In 1975, following his time in Brinsley Schwarz, Gomm and his wife moved to Mid Wales, where he still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gomm
Brian Arthur Gomm (24 June 1918 – 23 April 1995) was an English cricketer and footballer who made two first-class cricket appearances for Somerset in 1939 and played football for Yeovil in 1936-39 and for West Bromwich Albion in 1939 and 1945/46. He had amateur status in both sports. Early life Born at Castle Cary, Gomm attended Sexey's School, Bruton, where he distinguished himself as an athlete, and subsequently studied physical education at Dudley Training College and Carnegie College, Leeds. Cricket career He played cricket for Frome and Men o'Mendip and made "some substantial scores" as a right-handed batsman in the Somerset second team before being selected for the county's first eleven. He made his first-class debut against Essex at Wells in July 1939, batting at No. 8 in Somerset's first innings and at No. 4 in their second. In a very low-scoring game, in which Somerset's two innings only totalled 123 runs, he made 0 and 5, but he was effective in the field, attractin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Gomm
Archibald Frank Gomm (1 May 1897 – 1978) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United and Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east .... References 1897 births 1978 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Chesham United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Reading F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Sportspeople from Beaconsfield Footballers from Buckinghamshire {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Gomm
Margaret Gomm (27 March 1921 – 26 February 1974) was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1921 births 1974 deaths British female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Brentford Swimmers from the London Borough of Hounslow British female breaststroke swimmers {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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