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John Octave Claes (not Octave John Claes as a lot of sources say) was the son of a Belgian civil engineer Jean Octave Claes. His mother, Ellen Knoth, the daughter of a stained glass window designer. The couple were married in Fulham in 1908, but young John did not come along until 1916. He had […]

John Octave Claes (not Octave John Claes as a lot of sources say) was the son of a Belgian civil engineer Jean Octave Claes. His mother, Ellen Knoth, the daughter of a stained glass window designer. The couple were married in Fulham in 1908, but young John did not come along until 1916. He had […]

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