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Jack Comer, the Glossary

Index Jack Comer

Jack "Spot" Comer (12 April 1912 – 12 March 1996) was a Jewish gangster who rose to rule London's underworld.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: Albert Dimes, Łódź, Battle of Cable Street, Billy Hill (gangster), British Brothers' League, British Union of Fascists, Dictionary of National Biography, Far-right politics, Frankie Fraser, Freddie Foreman, Gangster, Ghetto, Informant, Irish people, Isleworth, Kray twins, London, Mile End, Nevus, Once Upon a Time in London, Oswald Mosley, Pogrom, Poland, Protection racket, Rose Heilbron, Savile Row, The Guardian, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Sunday People, The Times, The Yiddishers, Union Movement, Whitechapel, 43 Group.

  2. English gangsters
  3. Organised crime in London
  4. People from Mile End

Albert Dimes

George Albert "Italian Al" Arthur Dimeo (1914 – November 1972) was a Scottish-Italian criminal and enforcer, who operated in Little Italy, London. Jack Comer and Albert Dimes are criminals from London.

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Łódź

Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre.

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Battle of Cable Street

The Battle of Cable Street was a series of clashes that took place at several locations in the East End of London, most notably Cable Street, on Sunday 4 October 1936.

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Billy Hill (gangster)

William Charles "Billy" Hill (13 December 1911 – 1 January 1984) was an English criminal, linked to smuggling, protection rackets and extreme violence. Jack Comer and Billy Hill (gangster) are criminals from London and English gangsters.

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British Brothers' League

The British Brothers' League (BBL) was a British anti-immigration, extraparliamentary, pressure group, the "largest and best organised" of its time.

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British Union of Fascists

The British Union of Fascists (BUF) was a British fascist political party formed in 1932 by Oswald Mosley.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.

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Far-right politics

Far-right politics, or right-wing extremism, is a spectrum of political thought that tends to be radically conservative, ultra-nationalist, and authoritarian, often also including nativist tendencies.

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Frankie Fraser

Francis Davidson Fraser (13 December 1923 – 26 November 2014), better known as "Mad" Frankie Fraser, was an English gangster who spent 42 years in prison for numerous violent offences. Jack Comer and Frankie Fraser are criminals from London, English gangsters and organised crime in London.

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Freddie Foreman

Freddie Foreman (born 5 March 1932) is an English publican, gangster, former associate of the Kray twins and convicted criminal. Jack Comer and Freddie Foreman are criminals from London and English gangsters.

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Gangster

A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang.

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Ghetto

A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure.

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Informant

An informant (also called an informer or, as a slang term, a "snitch", "rat", "canary", "stool pigeon", "stoolie" or "grass", among other terms) is a person who provides privileged information, or (usually damaging) information intended to be intimate, concealed, or secret, about a person or organization to an agency, often a government or law enforcement agency.

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Irish people

Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.

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Isleworth

Isleworth is a suburban town located within the London Borough of Hounslow in West London, England.

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Kray twins

Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (24 October 193320 March 1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were English organised crime figures, and identical twin brothers from Haggerston, who were prominent from the late 1950s until their arrest in 1968. Jack Comer and Kray twins are criminals from London and English gangsters.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mile End

Mile End is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Nevus

Nevus (nevi) is a nonspecific medical term for a visible, circumscribed, chronic lesion of the skin or mucosa.

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Once Upon a Time in London

Once Upon a Time in London is a 2019 British crime drama film directed by Simon Rumley, written by Will Gilbey, Rumley and Terry Stone, and starring Leo Gregory, Terry Stone, Holly Earl, Dominic Keating, Geoff Bell and Jamie Foreman.

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Oswald Mosley

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980), was a British aristocrat and politician who rose to fame during the 1920s and 1930s when, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism.

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Pogrom

A pogrom is a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, particularly Jews.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Protection racket

A protection racket is a type of racket and a scheme of organized crime perpetrated by a potentially hazardous organized crime group that generally guarantees protection outside the sanction of the law to another entity or individual from violence, robbery, ransacking, arson, vandalism, and other such threats, in exchange for payments at regular intervals.

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Rose Heilbron

Dame Rose Heilbron, DBE (19 August 1914 – 8 December 2005) was a British barrister who served as a High Court judge. Jack Comer and Rose Heilbron are English Jews.

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Savile Row

Savile Row (pronounced) is a street in Mayfair, central London.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Men They Couldn't Hang

The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British folk punk group.

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The Sunday People

The Sunday People is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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The Yiddishers

The Yiddishers were a London street gang based in Whitechapel and were led by Alfred Solomon. Jack Comer and The Yiddishers are English Jews and Jewish anti-fascists.

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Union Movement

The Union Movement (UM) was a far-right political party founded in the United Kingdom by Oswald Mosley.

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Whitechapel

Whitechapel is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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43 Group

The 43 Group was a British anti-fascist group set up by Jewish ex-servicemen after the Second World War. Jack Comer and 43 Group are Jewish anti-fascists.

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See also

English gangsters

Organised crime in London

People from Mile End

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Comer

Also known as Jack "Spot" Comer, Jack Spot, Jacob Colmore.