Images Dated 1st September 2015

The Archduke Otto : born 20 November 1912, rightful heir to the Thrones of Austria and Hungary

The Archduke Otto : born 20 November 1912, rightful heir to the Thrones of Austria and Hungary, with his youngest sister, the Archduchess Elizabeth Charlotte : 31 May 1922 - 7 January 1993, children of Charles I of Austria and his wife, Zita of Bourbon-Parma. A photograph taken at the Villa Lequeitio, Spain.
13 December 1926

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Exiled Patriarch of Assyrians in London. Mar Shimun, the young Patriarch of the

Exiled Patriarch of Assyrians in London.
Mar Shimun, the young Patriarch of the Assyrians who has been exiled, is in London. He left his country when the British Government were asked to take him to a place of safety following the outbreak on the Iraq frontier and the alleged massacre of Assyrians. Mar Shimun, who received part of education at St Augustines College, Canterbury, is the spiritual and temporalhead of a remarkable body of Assyrians, about 25, 000 of whom are in Iraq. He has been allowed to travel on condition that he would not put forward the trouble of his people.
Photo shows ;, Mar Shimun talking with his London host, Canon John Douglas.
29 November 1933

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10 lifeboat heroes are in London to receive medals and other awards for gallantry

10 lifeboat heroes are in London to receive medals and other awards for gallantry from the Duke of Kent, Presisdent, at the annual meeting of the Royal National lifeboat Institution.
These men are Coxswain Thomas Sinclair of Aberdeen; Alexander Weir, Moto mechanic of Aberdeen; John Masson, a member of the Aberdeen crew; coxswain George Leng (Flamborough, Yorkshire) ; RB Cowling, Bowburn at Flamborough; coxswain William Mogridge of Torbay, Devon; FC Sanders, Bellman at Torbay; coxswain Henry a Griggs of Hythe, Kent ; coxswain James Coull of Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
Photo shows: The lifeboatmen being filmed in London.
9 April 1937

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