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Brinley Clifford George

Works Chemist
Place of Residence at HM Factory Gretna 84-86 The Rand Birthplace Swansea Place of Death Swansea Date of Birth: February 1, 1890 Date of Death: April 15, 1974

Biography

Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Brinley Clifford George

Gender: Male

Date and Place of Birth: 01/02/1890 Swansea 

Date and Place of Death: 15/04/1974 Swansea

Nationality: Welsh

 

Biography

Childhood:

Parents: James Henry and Mary Jane George

Parent’s occupations: Sailmaker (father)

Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: 

B.Sc (Hons) University College of Wales

 

Occupation: Science Teacher and Lecturer

Place of residence at Gretna: 84-86 The Rand

Job title at Gretna: Technical Chemist

Marital status: Kate Marie (nee Rees) George 1917 Q2 Swansea

Children: One child

Travels: Brinley, then retired, and Kate travelled to Boston, Massachusetts via Halifax, Nova Scotia May 1956 and returned in June.

Awards/recognitions: N/K

Trivia / any other information: 

 

Bibliography

  • Books published (Title, year of publication, publisher): N/K
  • Books written about the individual or mentioning the individual (Title, year of publication, publisher): N/K

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Further links, notes, and comments:

Enlisted as Pioneer 146361 Royal Engineers Feb 1916.

Transferred to Army Reserve Class W as Chemist in Sept 1916, to Explosive Supply Stores, Ministry of Munitions. Worked at Gretna as a Technical Chemist. Discharged Feb 1919.

See Richard J L Griffiths family tree on Ancestry

Name and address appeared in Gretna and Eastriggs Electoral Roll 1918-1919.

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