Lofty I also believe he served an apprenticship for a company which I believe was on Blackheath Hill between Greenwich High Road and Greenwich South Street, although I cannot think for the life of me where I've read that
Found this. In 1891 when Barnes was just four, the Wallis family settled in New Cross, London. By the age of five, Barnes could read fluently and recite his tables. But the following year, his father was struck down by polio. Although both parents aspired to a public school education for their children, the medical practice was struggling due to Charles's illness and the family was never well off. But Barnes was bright enough to win a scholarship to Christ's Hospital in Newgate. From unremarkable beginnings at the school (he was bottom of his form in the first term), his performance improved, invariably coming first in maths and close to the top in other subjects. Barnes' emerging interest in science was fanned into a blue flame by two excellent teachers – Professor Henry Armstrong and Charles Brown. Wallis was already set on a career in engineering. He wanted to "get his hands dirty" in a real job and contribute financially to the family. He began an indentured apprenticeship with the Thames Engineering Works, in Blackheath, working on marine engines. Shipbuilding on the Thames was already in decline. So Wallis found himself working on the first English racing car and the prototype London taxi. He did not find this very satisfying. So, in 1908, he arranged for his indentures to be transferred to John Samuel White's shipyard at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. lofty
Has anyone heard of a bombing on 29 October 1940 in Queens Mead Road, Bromley? I've Googled like mad in search of any information and have come up empty handed. Apparently my great-great uncle and his family lost their lives in Queens Mead Road Shelter. Any help would be much appreciated.
Has anyone heard of a bombing on 29 October 1940 in Queens Mead Road, Bromley? I've Googled like mad in search of any information and have come up empty handed. Apparently my great-great uncle and his family lost their lives in Queens Mead Road Shelter. Any help would be much appreciated. Whats their names? They will be listed on CWGC.
info below REYNOLDS, DOREEN Rank: Civilian Date of Death: 29/10/1940 Age: 8 Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority BROMLEY, MUNICIPAL BOROUGH Additional Information: of 16 Queens Mead Road. Daughter of Thomas Charles and Henriette May Reynolds. Died at Queens Mead Road Shelter. REYNOLDS, DESMOND CHARLES Rank: Civilian Date of Death: 29/10/1940 Age: 3 Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority BROMLEY, MUNICIPAL BOROUGH Additional Information: of 16 Queens Mead Road. Son of Thomas Charles and Henriette May Reynolds. Died at Queens Mead Road Shelter. REYNOLDS, HENRIETTE MAY Rank: Civilian Date of Death: 29/10/1940 Age: 34 Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority BROMLEY, MUNICIPAL BOROUGH Additional Information: of 16 Queens Mead Road. Wife of Thomas Charles Reynolds. Died at Queens Mead Road Shelter. REYNOLDS, SHEILA Rank: Civilian Date of Death: 29/10/1940 Age: 10 Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority BROMLEY, MUNICIPAL BOROUGH Additional Information: of 16 Queens Mead Road. Daughter of Thomas Charles and Henriette May Reynolds. Died at Queens Mead Road Shelter. REYNOLDS, THOMAS CHARLES Rank: Civilian Date of Death: 29/10/1940 Age: 36 Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority BROMLEY, MUNICIPAL BOROUGH Additional Information: of 16 Queens Mead Road. Husband of Henriette May Reynolds. Died at Queens Mead Road Shelter.
Dubber, Albert Sidney buried on: 12 October 1943 recorded at: Hither Green Cemetery (Lewisham) Exact location can be obtained from the Cemetery Office at the Crematorium next to the cemetery
