17/04/2025
Norwich, GB 15 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

PAT ARROWSMITH, aged 93

FOUNDER MEMBER OF CND Born Margaret Patricia Arrowsmith, into a fundamentalist Protestant family in Leamington Spa, she was always known as ‘Pat’. Her mother, Margaret Kingham, had been brought up in the Plymouth Brethren movement, […]

MIKE SADLER, aged 103

The last surviving original member of the SAS he was their desert navigator, leading daring raids against the enemy before working in intelligence after the war.

ELIZABETH SELBY, aged 96

Fleeing Europe and the Nazis, she set up a photograph agency in London with her husband, which captured many famous images and supplied the world’s media.

JOHN DONALD, aged 94

A young goldsmith and designer he came to prominence when patronised by the Royal Family. His jewellery was innovative and original – and very expensive.

MARCUS KLINGBERG, aged 97

A Polish Jew who fought for the Red Army in the war, he emigrated to Israel to become their leading scientist – but all along he was a spy for the USSR.

GEORGE WEISS, aged 81

An eccentric who stood for Parliament on many occasions, befriended celebrities and was a participant at a significant moment in British electoral history.