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Humphrey Nicholls Clegg (1882–1952)

Lt.-Col. Humphrey Clegg, 69, secretary of the Big Brother movement in Britain, was found dead on the sands at Margate, Kent, yesterday.

The Big Brother movement helps British youths to emigrate to the Dominions.

Col. Clegg lived in London, and had his headquarters at Australia House.

Original publication

Additional Resources

  • inquest, Sunday Times (Perth), 24 February 1952, p 24s

Citation details

'Clegg, Humphrey Nicholls (1882–1952)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/clegg-humphrey-nicholls-17151/text28967, accessed 30 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

July, 1882
Anglesea, Caernarfonshire, Wales

Death

20 February, 1952 (aged 69)
Margate, Kent, England

Cause of Death

drowned

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.