From her later years. Dedicated to the Author’s grandmother, Daisy Wood. Click Image to View in Lightbox

A collage of the scope of his life (1902-55) from baby through to the Second World War. Photograph of photographs does not create high quality ...

DCM was too young to serve in the Great War, but as a tall 16 year old in 1918 it was his misfortune to have ...

Rather more complicated to attire Mother & Son in those distant days

Donald  Connaughton Munro (1902-55) centre London 1920s

The author’s grandson, with his Mother and Sister

His portrait presented to him by Major Munro in 1875, after 10 years service in the Volunteers. Click Image to View in Lightbox

Publisher’s book review extracts; 2001 edition (Link to Amazon) Click to View Image in Lightbox

The author and his nephew. Click Image to View in Lightbox

Contained within a Memorial Album presented to Robert Cooper Whayman in 1878 by his friend, Major Donald Munro, after 18 years service with the Rifles. ...

A classic pose. Click Image to View in Lightbox

From a Memorial Album of the 7th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers – 1878. Promoted Colonel of the Regiment in 1886. Full honours Military Funeral. Preceding ...

158 Squadron RAF. Born 1914, killed on active service over Germany 1942. Awarded posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross.  

Article in the Journal of the British Music Hall Society in Spring 2006 Click to View Image in Lightbox

All Saints Church Banstead Surrey. L to R: Daisy Violet Rose Munro(Wood), Donald Henry Munro, Donald Connaughton Munro, Edith Dora Hodson, Harry Hodson, Helen Graham ...

The author’s grandson Click the Image to View in Lightbox

One of the earlier images in the author’s possession. Circa 1876, photographer’s studio in Folkestone. Click Image to View in Lightbox

Compiled 2002. Available from the admirable Bill Clark at www.musichallcds.com You can listen to the opening track, “A Little Bit of What You Fancy Does ...

Marie Lloyd, born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (1870-1922) was a renowned star of the Victorian & Edwardian era, whose name is always remembered in England ...

Order of Service, St Paul’s Church Covent Garden London. 19 May 1970. Interested parties may contact the author for full text of the Order of ...

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Believed to date from the 1890s, this photograph is of two rather assured Victorians. A cousin writing in 2000, who knew Harry in his later ...

Novelist and playwright Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) writing on January 10th 1910. In referring to Marie as a Grandmother, Bennett erred. Her only daughter never had ...