woman to be awarded the George Cross by Britain, she and her third husband Geoffrey Hallowes (a former SOE officer) lived locally and are both buried in Burvale Cemetery. Robert (Bob) C Handasyde (1908-1979), Vickers-Armstrongs test pilot and sales executive at nearby Brooklands, lived at Hershambury in Hersham in the early 1950s. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), the 31st President of the United States of America, lived in Hersham briefly in 1902. Today, a blue plaque is displayed on his former home in West Grove. Colonel Sir William Heaton Horrocks, KCMG, CB, was buried in St Peter's Churchyard in 1941, as was his late wife, Lady Minna Horrocks in 1921. William Lilly, astrologer, lived in Hersham from 1652 until his death in 1681. Bruce McLaren (1938-1970), an accomplished New Zealand-born racing driver and designer, lived in Burwood Park at the time of his tragic death in a motoring accident when testing his new McLaren M8D at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Sussex on 2nd June 1970. John Dennis Profumo, CBE, (1915-2006), was a post-war politician who married actress Valerie Hobson (1917-1998) in 1954, but is best known for his scandalous affair with Christine Keeler in the early 1960s and also for his subsequent charity work. His and his wife's ashes were buried in his family's vault in St Peter's Churchyard and Profumo Road commemorates the family name near the village centre. Jimmy Pursey, lead singer with Hersham punk group Sham 69, lived and grew up in the village. Lauren Rammell, member of Four of Diamonds. Luke Shaw, footballer for Manchester United, attended Rydens Enterprise School in Hersham. Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873-1956), Marshal of the Royal Air Force, lived at The Kings House in Burhill by 1953 and is commemorated in the village by the road name Trenchard Close. Tommy Trinder (1909-1989) well known comedian, war-time entertainer and former chairman of Fulham Football Club, lived locally and was buried in Burvale Cemetery. Frederick Loring Vaux (1842-1933), local resident and a significant village benefactor whose name is remembered today by Vaux Crescent off Burwood Road and Vauxmead Field opposite St Peter's Church. Frederick Wicks (1840–1910), author and inventor, retired to the village and died there. Notable events King George III visited Weylands farm in Hersham where he saw the first drill plough. Queen Victoria wrote in her diary how she saw her first steam train in Hersham when she was a young