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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
Place of residence at Gretna:
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? …
William Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Mitchell
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 2 Nov 1868. Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Date and Place of Death: 6 Aug 1935. Esholt, Bradford, West Yorks
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: William Mitchell and Mary Ann Caney
Parent’s occupations: Father a labourer who moved around the country.…
Edwin Thomas Webb
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Edwin Thomas Webb
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 29th September 1893 Birkenhead
Date and Place of Death: 11th November 1969, Trimingham, Norfolk
Nationality: English
Childhood: One of 5 sons, 3 survived
Parents: Thomas Webb and Maria Louisa nee Thomas
Parents occupations: Blacksmith to a shipping and engineering company
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Chemical engineer.…
