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John Iliffe Poole

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Glen Cottage. John Iliffe Poole the world's longest surviving laryngectomee lived here 1925-1959. During the Second World War and afterwards 1939-1959 he and his wife made it a 'home from home' for over 70,000 service people from all over the world

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  • Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Roger Cornfoot, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Crispin Purdye, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Matthew Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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