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Herbert Andrews-Vickery
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Herbert Andrews-Vickery (sometimes Andrews and sometimes Vickery
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 2 Jul 1885 Melton Constable, Norfolk
Date and Place of Death: 16 Mar 1965 Christchurch Hospital , Hampshire (of 8 pine Ave, Southbourne
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: One of 10 children (7 of whom were still alive in 1911)
Parents: David Andrews-Vickery b1854 Wales d 1977 Norfolk and Matilda Sparkes b 1858, Chudleigh Devon- d 1943 Port Elizabeth South Africa (where one of Brother’s had gone)
Parent’s occupations: Permanent Way Inspector (1901) Railway Inspector 1911
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: qualified engineer
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
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Job title at Gretna: Workshop Manager 1919
Marital status: married Mary Trevor Webster in Mar 1923 in West Bromwich
Children: Ancestry families suggests a boy but I can’t find records
Travels: 1933 returning from India? …
Alfred Edgar Betteridge
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Alfred Edgar[d] Betteridge
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 3rd December 1897, Eastleigh, Hampshire
Date and Place of Death: Quarter 4 1962, Ashton under Lyne
Nationality: English
Childhood: Second of 6 boys
Parents: William and Beatrice Maud nee Mitchell
Parents occupations: Brigade fireman LSW railway
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Electrician
Place of residence at Gretna: c/o S Pearson and Sons
Marital status: Married
Children: Not known
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions:N/K
Positions held: N/K
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Alfred Edgar Betteridge 1897-1962
Alfred Edgar[d] Beveridge was born in Eastleigh, Hampshire on 3rd December 1897 to William and Beatrice Maud nee Mitchell.…
Douglas Anderson Bowack
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Douglas Anderson Bowack
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 29/ 09/ 1880 at St. George, Middlesex (1) (4)
Date and Place of Death: 28/05/1964 at Queen Alexander Hospital, Southwick Road, Cosham, Portsmouth.…
Dorothy Mary Harrison
DOROTHY MARY HARRISON
“Mrs Connell”
Date and place of birth: 6 July 1887 Alverstoke, Hampshire
Date and place of death: 10 January 1962, Wetheral, Cumberland
Nationality: British
Biography: Dorothy had two brothers –
Henry Harrison 1897
Maurice Harrison 1899
Parents: Henry Manoah Harrison married Jane Johnson 1886 in Rugby Registration District
Parents occupation: Henry was the Royal Navy Paymaster General
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known, but her forwarding address after the war was 5 Lewthwaite Square, Port Road, Carlisle
The family later moved to Acorn Bank, Wetheral, Cumberland
Job Title at Gretna: Welfare Supervisor
Marital Status: Dorothy married Richard Connell 1910 Alverstoke, Hampshire. …
Hilda Rose Mason
Letter from Hilda’s granddaughter:My grandmother did talk about her time at Gretna but I don’t really remember much of what she said. I know that she really enjoyed her time working there and that she met her future husband while she was at Larne (Larne Naval Base in . I do remember her talking about an accident at the factory which resulted in some fatalities but she said it was a night where she wasn’t on shift.…
Evelyn May Perry
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :
Evelyn May/Mary Perry
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 22nd February 1894, Dogmersfield, Hampshire
Date and Place of Death: 6th January 1976, Manor House Nursing Home, Gloucester
Nationality:English
Childhood
One of 5, only the girls survived.
Parents
Revd Roger Eustace Perry and Julia nee Leamon
Parents occupations
Anglican vicar
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Godolphin School, Salisbury 1901 census Godolphin History | Godolphin School
Chelsea College 1902-04?…
Douglas Herbert Blake Wride
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Douglas Herbert Blake Wride
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 28th June 1892 Shirley, Hampshire
Date and Place of Death: 14th January 1981 Oak Tree Road, Milford, Surrey
Nationality: English
Childhood: One of 4 children
Parents : William Blake Wride and Emily nee Dunford
Parents occupations: Pharmacist
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: University College London. …
