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Edward Ord Blackmore
EDWIN ORD BLACKMORE
Date and place of birth: 19th August 1879, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date and place of Death: 5th May 1956, South Africa
Nationality: Australian Born/South African Citizen
Biography: Edwin Came from a large family – his siblings being:
Children of Edwin and Eleanora (nee Farr) Blackmore taken before their youngest child, John Coleridge was born.…
Charles Freer Burggraff
CHARLES FREER BURGGRAF
AKA CARL FREDERICK BURGGRAF
Date and place of birth : 7 October 1891 Namaqualand, Southern Africa
Date and place of Death : 2 December 1968 in Outremont, Quebec, Canada
Nationality: British
Biography: Charles’ early childhood was in Namaqualand. He was an only child
Parents: Emil Burggraf married Henrietta Labreck in Swansea, Wales 1888
Parents occupation : Emil was a foreman smelter in the Copper Mines in Namaqualand.…
George Batley Godwin
George was born in London on the 24th September 1879, the son of Harold Frederick and Louise Marie Godwin.
Harold Leonard Howard
HAROLD LEONARD HOWARD
Date and place of birth: 16 March 1888 South Africa
Date and place of Death: 18 May 1946 in Kimberley, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Biography: Harold grew up with his two brothers-
Claude Leonard Howard
Tom Cecil Leonard Howard
Parents: Thomas Hassell Howard and Mary Emily Green Leonard
Parents occupation: Thomas was a Professional Photographer
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: South African College of Engineering
Place of residence at Gretna
Marital status: Single
Job title at Gretna: Harold was an Engineer on the Mossband site.…
James Mackenzie
JAMES MACKENZIE
Date and place of birth: 27 December 1881 in Edinburgh St. George District
Date and place of Death: 19 December 1956 in Durban, Natal, South Africa
Nationality: Scottish/South African
Biography: James grew up in Edinburgh with his siblings at 21 Lauriston Gardens,
Edinburgh.
Parents: John and Mary Mackenzie
Parents occupation: John Mackenzie was a Violin teacher
Schools Universities attended and years attended: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Married in 1908
Job title at Gretna: Engineer on Mossband Site
Travels: Nil known
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: James enlisted and was sent out to South Africa at the time
of the Boer War.…
Martin Edward Masters
MARTIN EDWARD MASTERS
Date and place of birth: 7 January 1889 at Kimberley, Orange Free State, South Africa
Date and place of Death: Martin was discovered murdered 12 May 1928. Details below.
Nationality: British South African
Biography
Parents
Parents occupation
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance:
Place of residence at Gretna:
Martin’s daughter was born at Gretna and her birth certificate gives the home address as
22 Canberra Road
Marital status: Married to Susannah in 1916
The Public Notice of Martin’s death gives details of his marriage and children:
Job title at Gretna: Mechanical Engineer on the Mossband Site
Travels:
Awards/recognitions:
Trivia/any other information: Martin enlisted in the army
Bibliography:
An African
Tragedy.pdf
This African Tragedy shared by Martin’s Grandson and is in possession of the Devils Porridge
Museum.…
William Arthur Pitts
WILLIAM ARTHUR PITTS
Date and place of birth: 24 February 1888 at Pinetown, Natal, South Africa
Baptised at St. John the Baptist Church in Pinetown.
Date and place of Death: 1959, South Africa
Nationality: British South African
Biography
William grew up in South Africa. The family home was at 7 Gordon Road, Bertrams,
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.…
Peter John Power
Peter John Power
Date and place of birth: 26 June 1880 at Cape Town, South Africa
Date and place of Death: 7 October 1953 at Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Biography: Peter grew up in Cape Town with his 6 siblings
Parents
Mother Ellen Gorman
Father William Power
Parents occupation: Landed Proprietor and Capitalist
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance:
St.…
Lancelot Frederick Norman Stutterd
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Lancelot Frederick Norman Stutterd
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 13th October 1891 Adelaide, Australia
Date and Place of Death: 14th April 1966, Oleanders Hotel, Grants Bay, Cape Town S Africa
Nationality: Born British Australian – naturalised to British Rhodesian
Childhood: Born in Australia, moved to Tasmania
Parents
Frederick Stutterd and Dorcas Elizabeth nee Marshal
Parents occupations : Not known
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: University of Tasmania 1916-17 BSc
Occupation: Metallurgist
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Married
Children :One son
Travels: Extensive- Australia-Tasmania-England-Rhodesia-S Africa -New York.…
