by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
William Chong PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Gift was just the ticket for settler who dreamed of home’ 1929 - 2014 Share this: Christmas came early for William Chong in 2006 when a group of Jamaican businessmen presented him with a return ticket to...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Oscar ‘Joe’ Chang PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Reunited With His Long-Lost Sister’ 1926 - 2015 Share this: The Empire Windrush passenger list showed that 22-year-old Oscar Chang was destined for the Causeway Green Hostel in Oldbury,...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Lenval Callendar PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Soho nightclub boss who defied the Krays’ 1919 - 2006 Share this: One of the most colourful characters on board the Empire Windrush must have been Lenval Callendar, a wealthy West End night club owner who...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Alpheus Dixie Campbell PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘We’re British citizens, not refugees, ex-RAF man told press’ 1927 - 2008 Share this: Alpheus Westford Campbell was a 21-year- old motor fitter from Westmoreland, Jamaica, when he arrived in England on...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Newton Burgess PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘From Lincoln’s Inn to Kingston lawyer’ 1921 - 1983 Share this: Not all West Indians on board the Empire Windrush came to England with the aim of getting a job. Many of them intended to study. Newton Burgess...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 11, 2024 | PIONEERS
Chudleigh Bryan PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Passenger No 545 immortalised in iconic image’ 1908 - 1926 Share this: Dressed in smart pinstripe trousers, tartan socks, and polished brogues, Chudleigh Bryan looks every bit the stylish man about town as he...
