Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Frederick George Hockley

From Graces Guide
1918. Westland aircraft workers. (Frederick at centre).

Frederick George Hockley (c1878-1937)

OCCUPATION: Shepherd boy age 13yrs. [1]

Apprenticed to The Barry & South Wales Railway Co.

c1907 Moved to Yeovil:- Worked for Petters Ltd.(Makers of oil engines).

1918 Worked on Westland aircraft throughout WWI.

Metal turner at time of death 1937 aged 59.

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Sources of Information

  1. 1891 Census Fiche 6096062