Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Vera Lynn across 4 places, from 1917 to 2020.
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Dame Vera Margaret Lewis (20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020), known professionally as Vera Lynn, was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were popular during World War II.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Vera Lynn was documented, and when
20 March 1917exact date
East Hamattested“Vera Margaret Welch was born in East Ham, Essex, now part of the London Borough of Newham, on 20 March 1917.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1974year
Burma Campaignattested“Lynn's visit to the Burma front during the Second World War was included in the British television documentary series The World at War in 1974 and narrated by Laurence Olivier.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
18 June 2020exact date
Haywards Heathattested“Lynn died from pneumonia at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath on 18 June 2020, aged 103.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
18 June 2020exact date
Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heathattested“Lynn died from pneumonia at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath on 18 June 2020, aged 103.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
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Places Vera Lynn is documented in
Burma Campaign1 presence · 1974
East Ham1 presence · 1917
Haywards Heath1 presence · 2020
Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath1 presence · 2020
Other places tied to Vera Lynn in the record
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1936year
Bedfordshirementioned“In 1936, her first solo record was released on the Crown label, "Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire".”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1 July 1940exact date
Coventry Theatrementioned“On 1 July 1940, Lynn made her first appearance as a "fully fledged solo act" at the New Hippodrome in Coventry.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
22 August 1940exact date
Holborn Empirementioned“with Max Miller, which commenced on 22 August 1940 at the Holborn Empire and ran until 9 September 1940.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
5 March 1941exact date
London Palladiummentioned“The revue continued at the London Palladium from 5 March 1941 and ended on 29 November that year.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
5 March 1941exact date
Londonmentioned“The revue continued at the London Palladium from 5 March 1941 and ended on 29 November that year.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
March 1944month
Shamshernagar Airportmentioned“In March 1944, she went to Shamshernagar airfield in Bengal to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
March 1944month
Bengal Presidencymentioned“In March 1944, she went to Shamshernagar airfield in Bengal to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
March 1944month
Shamshernagarmentioned“In March 1944, she went to Shamshernagar airfield in Bengal to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
12 April 1952exact date
Londonmentioned“Lynn was in the London Laughs revue at the Adelphi Theatre, London from 12 April 1952 to 6 February 1954 with Tony Hancock and Jimmy Edwards.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1974year
Indiamentioned“Lynn was also interviewed about her role in entertaining the troops in the India-Burma Theatre, for The World at War series in 1974.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1976year
Memorial University of Newfoundlandmentioned“In 1976, Lynn received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1977year
Nashvillementioned“For ITV, she presented a 1977 TV special to launch her album Vera Lynn in Nashville, which included pop songs of the 1960s and country songs.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1 January 1979exact date
Hotel Café Royalmentioned“She was the subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions, in October 1957 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre, and again in December 1978, for an episode which was broadcast on 1 January 1979, when And…”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
1 January 1979exact date
BBC Television Theatrementioned“She was the subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions, in October 1957 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre, and again in December 1978, for an episode which was broadcast on 1 January 1979, when And…”source: Wikipedia: Vera Lynn
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