Everything tagged: England

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mr Alderton's occupation in 1941 as "Doctor".

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Miss Brett's occupation in 1941 as "Nursing Sister".

DoB from John Black's list.

He was appointed as Custodian at Government House in 1912 (see page J42 of the 1913 Blue Book). The Blue Book for 1939 shows he was still there in the same position.

1314 explains the role of Custodian:

Entry in the 1942 list of internees:

In diaries she's always referred to as Jill Beavis, but the official records list her as Elanor Mary Beavis.

John K. Lawson was born in 1886 in Hull, England and moved to Edmonton, Canada in 1914. He enlisted for service in WWI, and was assigned to the 9th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and mentioned in two dispatches. During the war, he rose to the rank of Warrant Officer and by the end of the war was a Captain. He participated in multiple battles such as The Somme and Passechendaele. 

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mr Brown's occupation in 1941 as "Engineer".

He's mentioned in the 1941 Juror's List: