Richard Symonds (relief Worker)
Richard Symonds may refer to: *Richard Symonds (academic) (1918–2006), writer and United Nations development officer *Richard Symonds (diarist) (1617–1660), English royalist and antiquary * Richard Symonds (footballer) (born 1959), Norwich City F.C. footballer See also *Richard Symonds-Tayler (1897–1971), Royal Navy officer * Richard Simmons (other) *Symonds (other) Symonds is a surname with English origins, derived from Simon. Notable people with the surname include: Arts, news, and entertainment * Alan Symonds (1946–2006), American theatre technical director *John Symonds (1914–2006), English biographer ...

Richard Symonds (academic)
Richard Symonds (2 October 1918 – 15 July 2006) was an English academic and civil servant. He was born in Oxford, the son of neurologist Sir Charles Symonds and Janet Poulton. He was educated at Cothill House and Rugby School and gained a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. When an undergraduate he went to Spain with Edward Heath and a few other undergraduates during their Civil War and experienced air raids there. After leaving Oxford University he joined the Friends' Ambulance and drove ambulances during the London blitz. He was also in charge of the above-ground air-raid shelters. When the Japanese were threatening India with air raids, he was sent by the Friends' Ambulance to advise because of the expertise he had already gained. In 1947, Symonds returned to India to work with Partition refugees. After contracting typhoid, he was brought, at the insistence of Mahatma Gandhi, to Birla House in New Delhi, where he spend several weeks recuperating under Gandhi ...
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Richard Symonds (diarist)
Richard Symonds (1617–1660) was an English royalist and antiquary, now remembered for an eye-witness diary he wrote of events of the First English Civil War. Life He was the eldest son of Edward (or Edmund) Symonds of Black Notley, Essex, where he was born in 1617. His mother, who brought the Notley property into the family, was Anne, daughter of Joshua Draper of Braintree. Like his father and grandfather, as well as several of his uncles and cousins, Symonds became a cursitor of the chancery court. He was committed a prisoner by Miles Corbet as a delinquent on 25 March 1643, but escaping on 21 October he joined the royalist army, becoming a member of the troop of horse which formed the king's lifeguard, under the command of Lord Bernard Stuart, afterwards Earl of Lichfield. He was with the king’s forces in most of his movements during the ensuing two years, being present at the engagements of Cropredy Bridge, Newbury, Naseby, and at the relief of Chester, where the Earl ...
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Richard Symonds (footballer)
Richard Symonds (born 21 November 1959) is a former professional footballer. He played 63 times for Norwich City before moving into non-league football. Sources * *http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/norwich/norwich.html 1959 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norwich City F.C. players English Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub ...
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Richard Symonds-Tayler
Admiral Sir Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler KBE CB DSC (1897–1971) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station. Naval career Symonds-Tayler joined the Royal Navy in 1910 and served in World War I. He was seconded to the British Naval Mission to Greece in 1929 and was given command of HMS ''Centurion'' in 1938. He served in World War II as Commanding Officer of HMS ''Sussex'' and then as Director Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty until December 1942 when he was given command of HMS ''London''. After the War he was made Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, and then Chief of Staff to the British Naval Representative on the United Nations Military Staff Committee in 1946. He was appointed Flag Officer commanding 1st Cruiser Squadron in 1947 and Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station, in 1949; he made an official visit to Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous ...
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Richard Simmons (other)
Richard Simmons (1948–2024) was an American fitness personality and actor. Richard Simmons may also refer to: * Richard Simmons (actor) (1913–2003), American actor * Richard Simmons (cricketer) (1737–1802), English cricketer * Richard Alan Simmons, Canadian-American screenwriter * Rich Simmons, British pop artist See also * Richard Symonds (other) *Simmons (surname) *Richard Simmonds Richard James Simmonds, CBE (born 2 August 1944) is a retired English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Midlands West from 1979 to 1984 and then for Wight and Hampshire East from 1984 to 1994. ...