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Alfred Bertram Mann
ALFRED BERTRAM MANN
Date and place of birth : 30 April 1893 Leeds, Yorkshire
Baptism in St.Marys, Beeston
Date and place of Death : 17 December 1926, Calcutta, India
Nationality: British
Biography: Alfred grew up in Yorkshire. His family as shown in the 1911 Census:
Willie, Gladys and Joyce Mann died as infants.
Parents:
Alfred Mann married Susan Verity 10 April 1887 in Leeds
Parents occupation : Alfred Mann was a General Mechanic
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance –
Craven Street Secondary School, Hull
Hull Technical College
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status:
Alfred married Mary Winifred Cowan (Cowran)
6th November 1923, Sibpur, Bengal, India
Children:
Jeanette Suzanne Mann 1924
Winifred Gladys Mann 1925
Job title at Gretna : Chemist on Mossband site
Alfred is 4th left in second row.…
Winifred Margaret Reinold
Information supplied through Research Project led by Nigel Crompton.
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Winifred Margaret Reinold , maiden name Lely.
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 17/05/1877 at Ahmedabad, India (6) (11)
Baptised 15/06/1877 at , St. Mary the Virgin Church, Camp Aden, Ahmedabad, India (11)
Date and Place of Death: 09/11/1949, age 72, at Hawthorne House, Hampstead, London .…
Frederick Charles Wood Rideout
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Colonel Frederick Charles Wood Rideout
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 04/12/1859 Madras, India
Date and Place of Death: 19/07/1943 Tangiers, Morocco
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: General John Wood and Amy Rideout
Parent’s occupations: British Army General (father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Clifton College, Bristol
Occupation: Officer in the Indian Army
Place of residence at Gretna: “A Bungalow”
Job title at Gretna: Chief/Commandant of Gretna Police Force
Marital status: Married Harriett Maria (nee Norie) Rideout 23/11/1886 and Lucy Alice (formerly Oldham) Rideout Spring 1939.…
Dr Lilian Wemyss Grant
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Dr L. Wemyss Grant nee Lilian Marie Blong (sometimes Lilian Mary)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 15 Mar 1873 Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Date and Place of Death: not found yet
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Thomas Joseph Blong (b 1847- d Egypt ) and Henrietta Teresa Machon (b 1846)
Parent’s occupations: Superintendant Police
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
1898 Medical school Brussels and Glasgow (M.D.…
