Two members of staff at the Streatham Bus garage Robert Atkins of Croydon proposed to his future wife, 'bus conductress Rosemary Tunmore (22) also of Croydon, over the earphones when when they were flying 5,000 feet over Surrey and after such a proposal Rosemary could do nothing else but say "Yes" to her pilot.

Robert and Rosemary who both work on the 130 'bus route Streatham Common to New Addington, are both keen members of the London Tramnsport Central Road Services Sports Association Flying Club at Cobham (Surrey). Robert, who has done 100 hours flying, has his pilots licence and has taken Rosemary for many flights since they first met 6 months ago.

He recently won a Rose Bowl in a Flying Competition and this will have pride of place in their home, after their marriage next year.
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Photo: Seen upon landing at Cobham Aerodrome after a flight together are the newly-engaged couple
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​On This Day 25th August 1930 Sean Connery was born.
He appeared in South Pacific at the Streatham Hill Theatre in 1953 and 1955

On This Day 24th August 1903 Graham Sutherland was born at 8 Pendle Road, Streatham. He was baptised at St Alban's Streatham Park

Eldest of the three children of George Humphrey Vivian Sutherland (1873–1952), barrister and civil servant at the Board of Education, and his wife, Elsie Foster (1877–1957).

Technically gifted and endlessly imaginative, Graham Sutherland is one of the 20th century’s most influential and inventive voices, capturing the character of Britain before, during and after the Second World War.
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(Sources Rosie Lesso and Roger Berthoud. Image Graham Sutherland Art UK © National Portrait Gallery, London)

On This Day 23rd August 1980 the Firestone building on the Great West Road, Brentford was controversially demolished . Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners

Thomas Wallis was a resident of 84 Woodbourne Ave.
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Joseph Tabrar died On This Day 22 August 1931. He is buried at Streatham Park cemetery
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Composer of music hall songs in the early 1900s, most famous for 'Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow'. Born into a stage family he began singing in the church choir. He later became a bell hanger and a plumber. During his 60-year songwriting career, Tabrar wrote thousands of songs, many of them written to order; he is known to have written 7,200 songs, but claimed to have written more than twice that number (Source: Secondhand songs)

James Albert Croxton of the Tank Corps "F" Battalion went missing presumed killed On This Day 22 August 1917 aged 30

Born in Streatham the son of Thomas Edwin Croxton and Ethel Louise Pemberton
In 1911 a labourer living at 136 Eardley Road. Later an Electrician living at 19 Danbrook Road.
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https://www.cwgc.org/.../cas.../841996/james-albert-croxton/
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1043922