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Sir Charles Leonard Woolley Veteran

Birth: 17 Apr 1880
Upper Clapton, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Death: 20 Feb 1960 (aged 79)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial: Burial Details Unknown Add to Map
Memorial ID: 131428430 View Source

Anthropologist. Leonard Woolley was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia and his modern research methods. He was a friend of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and Agatha Christie. During World War II he was a monument man.

Anthropologist. Leonard Woolley was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia and his modern research methods. He was a friend of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and Agatha Christie. During World War II he was a monument man.

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Katharine Elizabeth Menke Woolley

1888–1945 (m. 1927)

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Created by: Evelyn Jepson
Added: Jun 14, 2014
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131428430/charles_leonard-woolley: accessed ), memorial page for Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 Apr 1880–20 Feb 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131428430; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Evelyn Jepson (contributor 46802354).

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