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1919 Married Delia Tidy in Hambledon<ref>BMD</ref> | 1919 Married Delia Tidy in Hambledon<ref>BMD</ref> | ||
1920 Founded [[Surrey Hills Bus Co]]. and sold it to [[Aldershot and District Traction Co]] | |||
1926 Established [[Black and White Motorways]] in Cheltenham | 1926 Established [[Black and White Motorways]] in Cheltenham | ||
Latest revision as of 07:50, 18 May 2018
1892 Born in Boscombe
1910 became an apprentice.
1911 George Readings 18, apprentice to motor engineer, lived in Southend with his parents, Tom Readings 47, clerk of works in the building trade, Elizabeth Ellen Readings 50, and Robert Purdue Readings 21, Tom Readings 15[1]
WWI Served in France, 1914-19, in R.A.S.C. Mobile Workshops.
1919 Married Delia Tidy in Hambledon[2]
1920 Founded Surrey Hills Bus Co. and sold it to Aldershot and District Traction Co
1926 Established Black and White Motorways in Cheltenham
1931 Purchased control of Regent Motors (G. Readings Ltd.), Cheltenham.
1939 Managing Director Automobile Engineer, living in Cheltenham[3]
1953 Continued as Managing Director, Regent Motors (G. Readings Ltd.), Cheltenham.
1981 Died in Cheltenham[4]