Al Bowlly:Blue Plaque

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Al Bowlly:Blue Plaque,Charing Cross Road,London
    On 16 April 1941, Bowlly and Messene had just given a performance at the Rex Cinema in Oxford Street, High Wycombe, now demolished. Both were offered the opportunity of an overnight stay in the town, but Bowlly opted to take the last train home to his flat at 32 Duke Street, Duke's Court, St James, London. His decision proved to be fatal, as he was killed by a Luftwaffe parachute mine that detonated outside his flat at ten past three in the morning.[4] His body appeared unmarked: although the massive explosion had not disfigured him, it had blown his bedroom door off its hinges and the impact against his head proved fatal. He was buried with other bombing victims in a mass grave at what is today known as Hanwell Cemetery, Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, where his name is given as Albert Alex Bowlly
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    Little Friend Senior Member

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    I took these in January 2014. I took a few more later that year, but not any better than these.
     
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  3. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    Name: Albert Alex Bowlly
    Birth Date: 7 Jan 1898
    Birth Place: Lourenco Marques
    Death Date: 17 Apr 1941
    Death Place: London
    Notes: Other: Singer, banjo and guitar player. Died during a London air raid
    Title: South African Music Encylopeadia Vol 1 -4


    1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
    Ringer Household (4 People)
    68 Avonmore Road, Fulham, London, England
    NAME DOB OCCUPATION
    Albert Bowlly 07 Jan 1898 Artiste
    Sarah A Ringer 20 Jan 1887 Domestic Duties Unpaid
    Cynthia (O E P H) Windson (Hussian) 17 Sep 1904 Unpaid Domestic
    Sorry, this record is officially closed.


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  4. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    Had to smile at this:

    "In December 1931, Bowlly married Constance Freda Roberts in St Martin's District, London, but Bowlly discovered his new wife in bed with another man on their wedding night. The couple separated after a fortnight, and sought a rapid divorce."
     
  5. Little Friend

    Little Friend Senior Member

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    Oxford street, High Wycombe. The Rex centre background.
     
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    Little Friend Senior Member

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    A couple of similar photographs that I took summer 2014.
     
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