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[[File:Peter-Wells.jpg|thumb|Peter Wells]]'''Peter Wells''' (1947&ndash;1979) was a member of the [[Croydon CHE Group]], which he joined in 1978, becoming a very active and outspoken member. He had been given two and a half years in jail for having sex with two 18-year-olds, and was suing the British Government as a result. The next year he was murdered in an unrelated incident, and the [[CAGS Tennis Group]] later named a trophy in his honour.<ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', page 52.</ref>
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[[File:Peter-Wells.jpg|thumb|Peter Wells]]'''Peter Wells''' (1947–1979) was a member of the [[Croydon CHE Group]], which he joined in 1978, becoming a very active and outspoken member. He had been given two and a half years in jail for having sex with two 18-year-olds, and was suing the British Government as a result. The next year he was murdered in an unrelated incident, and the [[CAGS Tennis Group]] later named a trophy in his honour.<ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', page 52.</ref>
  
 
Peter Wells was born in [[Bristol]] and grew up in [[Sanderstead]].
 
Peter Wells was born in [[Bristol]] and grew up in [[Sanderstead]].
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Peter Wells
Peter Wells (1947–1979) was a member of the Croydon CHE Group, which he joined in 1978, becoming a very active and outspoken member. He had been given two and a half years in jail for having sex with two 18-year-olds, and was suing the British Government as a result. The next year he was murdered in an unrelated incident, and the CAGS Tennis Group later named a trophy in his honour.[1]

Peter Wells was born in Bristol and grew up in Sanderstead.

Further reading

  • Merrick Badger, The Story About Peter Wells, Glad to Be Gay /Purple White and Green, 2016.

External links

References

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  1. Out of the Shadows, page 52.