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Benjamin Giles | Benjamin Giles (c1859-1929) of the [[GWR]] | ||
Born the son of Benjamin Giles, a Locomotive driver. | |||
1911 Living at 114 Torquay Road, Mapledurham, Newton Abbot: Benjamin Giles (age 52 born Claines, Worcs.), Locomotive Engineer. With his wife, one son and three daughters.<ref>1911 Census</ref> | |||
1922 M.I.Mech.E., Divl. Supt., [[Great Western Railway]], Wolverhampton. | 1922 M.I.Mech.E., Divl. Supt., [[Great Western Railway]], Wolverhampton. | ||
1929 Died. 'Many in Newton Abbot will learn with regret of the passing of Mr. Benjamin Giles, of Chatterley, Forde Park, at the age of 70. For over twenty years he was the Divisional Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Western Railway at Newton Abbot. A native of Worcester he took up his position with the railway at Newton in 897, subsequently going to Wolverhampton on promotion, but on retiring in 1923 he returned to Newton. Deceased was at one time a member the Newton Hospital Committee and a worker for the Hospital Saturday Committee. The South Devon Cricket Club claimed him as a member, being also associated with Dawlish Warren Golf Club. He leaves a widow, son and two daughters.'<ref>Western Times - Friday 20 September 1929</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Biography]] | [[Category: Biography]] | ||
[[Category: Biography - Railways]] | [[Category: Biography - Railways]] | ||
[[Category: Births]] | [[Category: Births 1850-1859]] | ||
[[Category: Deaths]] | [[Category: Deaths 1920-1929]] | ||
[[Category: Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] | [[Category: Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 17 January 2023
Benjamin Giles (c1859-1929) of the GWR
Born the son of Benjamin Giles, a Locomotive driver.
1911 Living at 114 Torquay Road, Mapledurham, Newton Abbot: Benjamin Giles (age 52 born Claines, Worcs.), Locomotive Engineer. With his wife, one son and three daughters.[1]
1922 M.I.Mech.E., Divl. Supt., Great Western Railway, Wolverhampton.
1929 Died. 'Many in Newton Abbot will learn with regret of the passing of Mr. Benjamin Giles, of Chatterley, Forde Park, at the age of 70. For over twenty years he was the Divisional Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Western Railway at Newton Abbot. A native of Worcester he took up his position with the railway at Newton in 897, subsequently going to Wolverhampton on promotion, but on retiring in 1923 he returned to Newton. Deceased was at one time a member the Newton Hospital Committee and a worker for the Hospital Saturday Committee. The South Devon Cricket Club claimed him as a member, being also associated with Dawlish Warren Golf Club. He leaves a widow, son and two daughters.'[2]