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John Reginald Hanlon Bartlett
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): John Reginald Hanlon Bartlett
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1893 at Cowra, NSW, Australia (1) (2)
Date and Place of Death: 1977, aged 84, buried at Tuncurry cemetery, Tuncurry, NSW, Australia (3) (7)
Nationality: Australian
Biography
Childhood
He had two brothers – David Roy Brett Bartlett, born 1894, Cowra, NSW
Lindon Bruce Bartlett, born 1900, Hamilton, NSW.…
Mary Theresa Braddon
Information supplied through Research Project led by Nigel Crompton.
Name Mary Theresa Braddon (nee McIntosh) DoB 25 Nov 1875
Place of birth Koromiko, Marlborough, New Zealand
Parents James & Hannah (nee Blaymires) McIntosh
Parental Home Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Siblings Lilly (1873-1961), Henry (1878-1954), James (1881-1915),
William (1883-1954), Gordon (1892-1986)
Spouse Edward George Braddon (see below in notes)
Date of Wedding 1900 – Sydney, Australia
Children None
Marital home(s) None confirmed
Employment Prior to Gretna, none found
1911 Census Not living in Great Britain
Date of death 4 November 1949 Location Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW
Buried in Kingswood Cemetery, Penrith, New South Wales (NSW)
Kingswood Cemetery is now Penrith General Cemetery, NSW
Gretna details
Name Mary Theresa Braddon (nee McIntosh) Clock No
Date joining Not known
Date leaving Not known
Addresses Number 1 Women’s Police Barracks, Gretna
Rank on start PC
Promotion None confirmed whilst at Gretna – but reached rank of Sub Inspector
Newspapers 24th Nov 1949 – Nepean Times (Penrith NSW) Page 9, etc.…
Edward Landseer Parry Griffiths
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Edward Landseer Parry Griffiths.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: c.1883, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.
Date and Place of Death: c.1953, Hunter’s Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
Nationality: Australian.…
Julius William Hogarth
Julius William Hogarth
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 6 August 1883 at Ryde, NSW, Australia
Date and Place of Death: 9 September 1975 at Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Biography
Julius grew up in Sydney, Australia with his sisters Lillian Charlotte Hogarth (1881) and Mary Violet Hogarth (1885-1910)
Parents:
William Alfred Waldeman Hogarth (1859-1945) and Catherine Brady (1860-1941)
Parent’s occupations: William was a manufacturer.…
Norman Stanley William Hudson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Norman Stanley William Hudson.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 1887/1888, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (Possibly 6 December 1887).
Date and Place of Death: 25 June 1956, Croydon Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.…
Thomas Gilbert Henry Jones
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Thomas Gilbert Henry Jones
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 14 July 1895 Owens Gap, New South Wales, Australia.
Date and Place of Death: 11th August 1970, Brisbane, Australia.
Parents: Thomas Jones and Margaret Sarah, née Bell.
Parent’s occupations: His father was a schoolteacher.…
Stanley William Enos Parsons
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Stanley William Enos Parsons
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1897 Bega, NSW
Date and Place of Death: 27/09/1979 Belmont, NSW
Nationality: Australian
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: George R and Mary R Parsons
Parent’s occupations:
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation: Analytical Chemist.…
Charles Wilfrid Roberts Powell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Charles Wilfred Roberts Powell
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1892 Sydney NSW Australia
Date and Place of Death: 1965 Palm Beach NSW
Nationality: Australian
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Charles Edward and Maria Louisa (nee Roberts) Powell
Parent’s occupations: N/K
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Univ of Sydney
Occupation: Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: Staff Quarters, Sarkbridge,
Job title at Gretna: Chemical Department at Dornock.…
Henry Percival Singleton
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Henry Percival Singleton
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 4th December 1895, Camperdown, New S Wales
Date and Place of Death: Date not known/ Australia
Nationality: Australian
Childhood : Brisbane
Parents: George Singleton and Maud(e) Evans Slade
Parents occupations : Stone Mason
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: University of Queensland – must have been immediately pre war
Occupation: Analytical Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Married to Annie O’Connor In Stockton , England
Children : Trevor James George Singleton
Maurice Edgar Singleton
Russell Percival Singleton
Travels : Only during war to England for Munitions work
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Mentioned twice in :-
Roy M.…
Garnett Slemen Skuthorp
GARNETT SLEMEN SKUTHORP
“Guy”
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth:
5 June 1879 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Date and Place of Death:
28 February 1944 Royal Ordnance Factory,
Abenbury, Wrexham, Dinbighshire, Wales.
Nationality: Australian
Biography
Childhood: Guy grew up with his siblings, who survived to adulthood, in New South Wales, Australia:
Frederick John 1869-1871
Reginald Thomas 1870-1871
Oswald Tertius 1872-1935
Ida Clarine 1874-1934
Allan Lamrock 1876-1916
Margaret Marian 1882-1960
Parents:
Richard Tertius Skuthorpe married Elizabeth Jane Lamrock in Sydney 1868.…
Thomas Murray Steele
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Thomas Murray Steele
Gender : Male
Date and place of birth : 7th September 1894 Corowa, New South Wales
Date and Place of Death: 23rd May 1989 North Ryde, New South Wales
Nationality: Australian
Childhood
Parents : Thomas Steele and Frances ( Fanny)nee Pilcher
Parents occupations : Presbyterian minister
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: University of Queensland
Occupation : Sugar Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status : Married
Children: Philip and Rosemary
Travels
England WW1 and N Zealand ( marriage )
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Positions held
Chemist
Trivia / any other information:
The ‘Arsenal’ in the strand: Australian chemists and the British munitions effort 1916–1919 , secondary sources
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Further links, notes, and comments:
https://australianmunitionsworkersww1.weebly.com/photos.html
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/
Biography
Thomas Murray Steele 1894-1989
Thomas Murray Steele was born on 7th September 1894 at Corowa, New South Wales to Rev’d Thomas Steele and Frances ( Fanny ) nee Pilcher.…
