John Ralph Strickland Taylor
6 of 10 portraits of John Ralph Strickland Taylor
John Ralph Strickland Taylor
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1944
Given by Bassano & Vandyk Studios, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x92460
Sitterback to top
- John Ralph Strickland Taylor (1883-1961), Bishop of Sodor and of Man. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 10998 portraits.
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London is hit by the V1 Flying Bomb. This weapon, developed by the German Luftwaffe and colloquially known as the 'Buzz Bomb', or 'Doodlebug', was the first guided missile and was used for attacks on targets in England and Belgium.Art and science
Laurence Olivier's epic film version of Henry V is released. Olivier directed and starred in the film, which was partly funded by the British government in recognition of its morale-boosting patriotic appeal. The cast included service men as Henry's army.International
France is liberated from German-occupation following the Battle for Normandy. Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied-France led by Field Marshall Montgomery, was the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving almost three million soldiers crossing the channel from England to France. Troops landed on the 6th June (D-Day), and Paris was liberated in late August.Comments back to top
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