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 Walter
Parker VC (1881-1936)
During
World War I, Royal Marine, Lance-Corporal Walter Richard Parker
was the only person in the area to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
The
Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry
in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth
forces. read
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 Arthur
Mee (1875-1943)
Perhaps
Stapleford's most 'famous' son was the author Arthour Mee; known
throughout the world for his Children's Encyclopaedia,
Childrens Picture Bible and Children's Newspaper.
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Sir
John Borlase Warren (1753-1822)
Lord of the Manor of Stapleford. Sir John commanded the Royal
Navy during the War of American Independence and the Napoleonic
Wars, in which he became a Rear Admiral. Amongst his many honours
he was made Knight of the Bath and Knight of the Hanoverian
Order Guelph. For several years he was a Member of Parliament
for Nottingham.
 Dave
Watson
(1946)
Dave
was one of England's greatest central defenders of all time, some
would say the greatest!
The
youngest of eight children, Dave Watson was brought up in Stapleford.
After work as a farm labourer and trainee electrician, his older
brother arranged for him to have a trial with Notts County and
he became a professional footballer at the age of 20. During
his career he played 65 times for England, won an FA Cup medal
in 1973 with Sunderland and a League Cup medal with Manchester
City in 1976. Dave's career ended where it had begun at Notts
County. read
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Slavomir
Rawicz (1915-2004)
Slavomir
Rawicz was a young Polish cavelry officer at the begimimg of world
war II. He was caught up in events following the invasion of Poland
by the Germans and the subsequent partition of the country with
the Russians. The Russians arrested Slavomir and he was subject
to a a brutal interrogation and a farce of a trial and was sentenced
to 25 years hard labour in the Gulags.
After
a three-month journey to Siberia in the depths of winter he escaped
with six companions, realising that to stay in the camp meant
almost certain death. In June 1941 they crossed the trans-Siberian
railway and headed south, climbing into Tibet and, finally, freedom
nine months later in March 1942 after travelling on foot through
some of the harshest regions in the world, including the Gobi
dessert.
After
the war, Slavomir moved to England and settled in Sandiacre
(close to Stapleford) and in 1955 wrote a book - The Long
Walk - about his adventurous escape to freedom.
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obituary (The Guardian)>>
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