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LIST OF CIVILIANS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED PEOPLE AND COMPANIES CONNECTED AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH 70MU.
ARLETT Air Ministry Police Sergeant at 70MU involved in the case of theft of property belonging to Mrs.L.Simmonds at 70MU in June 1943
ASHWORTH Foreman of the Stores who joined 70MU 16 March 1942
BARNARD R; previously at 3MU Milton and transferred to 70MU in 1942
BARRETT E.T.M. Owned British Estates Ltd and Chiltern Queens. Had the contract for blasting and earth moving during the building of 70MU
BARTHOLOMEW Air Ministry Police Constable at 70MU involved in the Court Case against L/A/C Robert Blyth for taking without the owners' consent a RAF articulated lorry and 'Queen Mary' trailer on 26 February 1943
BIDDLE Frank; Foreman at 70MU; see photo approx. 1957
BOWELL Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU
BOWLES Jack; Principal Foreman in 1948 at 70MU; see photo approx. 1957
BRACEY Air Ministry Police Sub Inspector who left 70MU in 1948
BRADLEY William; driver to AOC 70MU; in peace time was the chauffeur to Mr Hignett of W.D. & H.O.Wills at Hook End Farm, Checkendon
BRAUN Percy; Shop Foreman at 70MU, Furniture Repair Section; transferred to 70MU from 3MU Milton in November 1947 and retired at age of 60 in July 1952. Continued to work part time and awarded the Imperial Service Medal at 70MU December 1952
BRITISH ESTATES LTD See E.T.M.Barrett
BROOKER Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU
BROWN Cecil E; previously at 3MU Milton from 1938 and transferred to 70MU in 1942; he was a clerical officer who ran the canteen and helped in the wages office. He moved back to 3MU Milton when 70MU was closed in 1959 and remained at 3MU until he retired. He was deputy to R.J.Cullum; listed as Canteen Secretary during the 1956 and 1957 inspections
BUCKLAND F; Shop Foreman at 70MU; Officer in Charge of Sheds during the 1957 inspection
BUTLER M; previously at 3MU Milton and transferred to 70MU in 1942
CHILTERN QUEENS Local bus company; see E.T.M.Barrett
CHINA Bill; Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU
CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE Oxford University. Owners of part of the land of 70MU
CLACK Charlie; brother in law of Cecil Brown; Senior Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU; see June 1948 photo.
COHEN Alfred Aaron; see Court Case April 1943; employed at 70MU and charged with N.R.Wilson of stealing property from 70MU
CORK Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU
CORNWALLIS Mr. Civilian worker at 70MU. See 1943 photo
COX E. Civilian driver at 70MU and a cousin of Vera Stratton
COX Jack (H.J); civilian driver at 70MU from 1941 to 1952. Awarded driving diplomas 1949-52. Drove all RAF lorry types; 'Queen Mary' trailers; Bedford OWB works bus; cleared roads of snow with plough attached to lorry. Married Joan Taylor
CULLUM R.J; Higher Clerical Officer at 70MU; listed as Officer in Charge and Administration, Canteen during the 1956 and 1957 inspections
DAVIES J.C; Officer in Charge of Sheds during the 1956 and 1957 inspections
DEASON Bill; worked at 70MU. Billeted in 1942 at White Cottage, Goring at the home of Admiral Sir Henry Harwood of the Battle of the River Plate fame. Married to Joan Slade. See record of memories
DEEBLE Air Ministry Police Sergeant at 70MU involved in the case of theft against N.R.Wilson and A.A.Cohen in April 1943
DORMAN LONG & CO LTD Iron and steel manufacturers and constructional engineers of Middlesborough who built the storage sheds at 70MU
DREWETT Mrs. Civilian worker at 70MU. See 1943 photo
EARL Worked at 70MU and lived at Checkendon
EDMUNDS Previously at 3MU Milton; Principal Foreman of Stores (Established) at 70MU in 1948; awarded Imperial Service Medal August 1953
ELMS Daphne Lillian; at age 22 see Court Case 6 August 1943. Married to O'Keefe. Worked at 70MU
ELMS Eileen Molly; became Molly Osborne; now Molly Morris. Worked at 70MU, Site 2, building 20A, as a clerical officer from about 1947 writing out convoy notices to about 1957. She also worked at Site 2, building 62C. See photo. See record of memories
ELSEY male in photograph taken approx. 1957
ETWELL E; returned back to 70MU, Furniture Repair Section, after an accident in May 1949
FIDLER W.H; Bill; bricklayer on the building of HQ Site 1941-43. See record of memories
FOSTER Mrs; ran the YMCA canteen during building of 70MU 1941/42; See newspaper report 13 March 1942
FOSTER & DICKSEE LTD Builders and contractors of London and Rugby who had the contract to build 70MU. They started in 1941 and finished in 1943
FOX George; bus driver for Olivers Coaches; drove a 30 seater utility Bedford bus daily to bring a gang of workers to 70MU from Eynsham, near Oxford, during the building of 70MU.
FROST J; at 70MU, Furniture Repair Section, May 1949
FRY Barbara; worked at 70MU, see photo approx. 1957
GARDNER Mrs; Welfare Assistant at 70MU in 1948
GARTON Leslie C; owner of Great Oaks Wood; House and estates on which part of 70MU Site 1 was built. Probably bought from Goring Heath Charities and later sold to Jack Hatt; Connected with Garton Sugar/Tate & Lyle
GAUNTLETT Herbert; previously at 3MU Milton and transferred to 70MU in 1942. Nickname 'Twink'. See 1943 photo
GIBBS Frank (known as Bob); volunteer Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU; see June 1948 photo. Frank (Bob) and Hector were brothers
GIBSON J.L; Principal Foreman (Technical); Officer in Charge of Sheds during the 1956 Inspection
GLADING George ; worked at the MU from somewhere around 1950 to, I think, the closure. He was one of the firemen (he lived in Pangbourne and was a part-time 'retained fireman' there for many years). He used to cycle to and from from Pangbourne - the regular climb up Whitchurch Hill helped keep him fit.
GOLDSMID Capt Cyril Julian; OBE JP of Dean Farm, Woodcote and at Pedigree Poultry Farm, Newhouse Farm, Goring Heath; on the Magistrates Bench at Henley County Bench; Chairman of Henley RDC; owner of the requisitioned HQ site of 70MU
GREEN Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU who lived at South Stoke
GURBUTT Foreman Motor Transport; fitter, transferred to 70MU from 3MU Milton in 1948
HALL Helped build 70MU; then went into the Navy. Father kept the Greyhound Public House.
HARVEY Principal Foreman at 70MU in 1948
HATT Jack; local haulier who carried the steel for the storage sheds from Goring railway station to the 70MU site. Currently owns Great Oaks woods which was part of Site 1. See record of memories.
HIGLEY Arthur; volunteer Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU; see June 1948 photo
HIGNETT Lawrence; Owner of land on which 70MU Site 3 was built. Director of Wills/Butterfly cigarettes. Sold woodland to Charles Clore; lived at Hook End Farm, Checkendon
HOOD Miss. Air Ministry Policewoman at 70MU. One of her duties was to search the female workers as required
HORNE Olive Grace Worked at 70MU until she married Ernest Gerge Webb in 1943 and later moved to Portsmouth. See her photograph.
HUDSON Chas S; Police Superintendent at Henley Division who prosecuted R.G.Martin on 13 March 1942 for stealing from the YMCA mobile canteen at Crays Pond. Also prosecuted L/A/C Robert Blyth for taking a RAF articulated lorry and 'Queen Mary' trailer without consent on 26 February 1943; prosecuted in the case against J.R.Kennedy in July 1944
HURST J; Whitley Council Representative at 70MU, Furniture Repair Section, elected May 1949
HUTCHINGS L.R; volunteer Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU; see June 1948 photo
HUXTABLE Air Ministry Police Detective Sergeant at 70MU involved in the case of theft against L.W.Smith in May 1946
JEFFERD A.S.C. Gd.3; who was at 70MU when it opened 23 February 1942
KENNEDY John Raymond; driver at 70MU; see Court Case 21 July 1944 when he when he was found guilty of fiddling his overtime and expenses
KERSWILL Jack; works bus driver for the daily runs to and from 70MU
LAVENDER Principal Foreman at 70MU in 1948
LOCKWOOD W; Clerical Officer at 70MU transferred from 3MU Milton May 1942 and transferred back again in 1948
MARTIN Reginald Bernard; born 1910; builder on site of 70MU; see Court Case 13 March 1942; charged with stealing money and valuables from the YMCA mobile canteen at Crays Pond
MERRILL Tony. His father worked at 70MU and then 3MU. Tony remembers the Queen Marys bringing in aircraft for assembly
MITCHELL George; driver referred to in Bill Fidler's memories
MOORINGS Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU
MORRIS H.M; Police Inspector at Henley Division involved in the case of theft against L.W.Smith in May 1946
MUNDAY Tom; worked at 70MU; see photo approx. 1957
NASH Walter; volunteer Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU, see June 1948 photo
NOVELL Alfred; a civilian who worked for Freddy Paddick, a builder and decorator at Kidmore End who had the contract for the maintenance and decoration on the camp buildings; probably worked there from 1942 - 1959
O'KEEFE Driver for 70MU; husband of Daphne; now dead
O'KEEFE Daphne; see Daphne Elms; worked at 70MU
PADDICK Freddy; a builder and decorator who had the contract to maintain and decorate the camp buildings.
PALMER C.H; JP and director of Huntley & Palmers. Lived at Bozedown House; probably owned any of the land at 70MU attributed to Huntley & Palmers.
PALMER W.J; C.C. & A; who was at 70MU when it opened 23 February 1942
PATTERSON L.C; Officer in charge at 70MU at the time of the 1956 and 1957 inspections
PAYNE John; Civilian worker at 70MU
PAYNE Tom E; previously at 3MU Milton and transferred to 70MU in 1942. In charge of the Paint Shed
PEACOCK Herbert John; After his RAF career he worked, during the war, as an AID Inspector at Miles Aircraft Woodley. When Miles closed in 1948/9 he worked at the storage depot at Milton in Berkshire and later at Woodcote until he retired in 1959.
PEAK Air Ministry Police Sergeant at 70MU. Lived in Croft Road
PHILLIPS F; Air Ministry Police Sub Inspector at 70MU transferred from Farnborough in 1948
REYNOLDS George William; helped build 70MU; see story of his GWR mug of tea
RICE A.S; Air Ministry Police Constable who joined 70MU in April 1942
RICHARDSON Edie; worked at 70MU; see photo 1943 + approx. 1957
RITCHIE Gordon; operated several gravel/sand/ballast lorries at Crays Pond (where the garage currently stands) used in building 70MU
RITCHIE Jack; as above; with his brother
ROSE Sir Charles; owner of part of the requisitioned land on which 70MU stood which he bought in 1944 Site 1 Storage Sheds 1 - 5, plus other buildings on edge of Crays Pond Road and Eastfield Lane
ROWE M; Clerical Officer who joined 70MU from Glossop in March 1942
ROWSON R; Station Engineer who was at 70MU when it opened 23 February 1942
RUSHBROOK H; previously at 3MU Milton and transferred to 70MU in 1942
RUSSELL Mollie; now Mollie White; worked at 70MU 1943-57; see photo and record of memories
RYDER Mr. Civilian worker at 70MU. See 1943 photo
SAVAGE Les; a civilian who did not work at 70MU but played he piano in the RAF band. Lived near Savages shoe shop in Goring
SCOTTS WOODS Italian Prisoner of War camp. Labour force taken daily to 70MU until August 1947
SHERMAN W; Principal Foreman who joined 70MU from 7MU Quedgeley 16 March 1942; Officer in Charge of Sheds during the 1957 inspection
SIMMONDS Lilly; Air Ministry Policewoman at 70MU; see Court Case 11 June 1943 when a 16 year old Goring boy stole her driving licence and a postal order from her locker at 70MU. One of her duties was to search female workers as required.
SLADE Joan; lived at Ipsden; worked at 70MU and married Bill Deason. See 1943 photo
SMITH Leslie William; driver for 70MU; see Court Case 16 May 1946 re theft of property from 70MU
SMITH Air Ministry Police Detective Constable at 70MU involved in the case of theft against N.R.Wilson and A.A.Cohen in April 1943; involved in the case against J.R.Kennedy in July 1944
SNOOKS Alfred Edward; had money and goods stolen from the mobile YMCA canteen parked at Crays Pond in March 1942 by R.G.Martin
STRATTON Vera; now Vera Robbins; worked at 70MU at Shed 9 then 1 Site Office; see photo 1943 + approx. 1957; was knocked off her bicycle in 1946 by the MU fire engine
SWAIN Miss; a humped back old lady who cooked the school dinners and evening meals at the Temperance Hall, Station Road, Goring
TAYLOR Joan; worked for a few months in 1943 at 70MU Site 1, Packaging and addressing; until gave birth. Married Jack Cox 1941, a civilian driver at 70MU
TIMMS G; volunteer Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU; see June 1948 photo
TUCKER A.V; Charge hand fitter at 70MU; previously at 3MU Milton
TURNER F; Principal Foreman at 70MU; transferred from Sutton Coldfield MU in 1948
VANICK at 70MU Furniture Repair Section in 1949
WALTON Jim; a Corporal in charge of the Officers Mess, and in civilian life was First Footman at Buckingham Palace. Lived in a caravan on Wallingford Road in an orchard where Heron Shaw is now built. Told many comical stories of life in 'Buck House' and was interviewed on BBC TV.
WARING Principal Foreman at 70MU; promoted to a new post at Kidbrooke MU in 1948
WEBB Ella; worked at 70MU; see photo approx. 1957; now dead
WEBB Ernest George Worked for a short time at 70MU in 1943. Was a volunteer Air Ministry Fireman. Married Olive Grace Horne who also worked at 70MU and later they moved to Portsmouth.
WEBB Lilian Violet; 1900-1997; worked with the WRVS in the canteen (now Goring Library) during the war, serving and cooking meals for the men billeted in Goring who were at 70MU. She was also a post woman; a fire fighter in the ARP and housed evacuees during the war.
WELLS Jack. Air Ministry Policeman at 70MU
WHITEHEAD W.F; volunteer Air Ministry Fireman at 70MU; see 1948/9 poems submitted to 'Progress Magazine'; See June 1948 photo. Drove the fire engine which knocked Vera Stratton off her bicycle in 1946
WHITTINGHAM Miss; A nurse at the Red Cross Hospital at Flint House
WILKIN L.C; Officer in Charge of Sheds during the 1956 inspection
WILLIAM HARBROW LTD Builders of 214 Rotherhithe New Road, London SE 16, who were sub contractors for the maintenance and building works at 70MU and also Benson after the war
WILLIS R.W; Air Ministry Police Constable at 70MU who joined in April 1942
WILSON Norman Raymond; see Court Case April 1943. Employed at 70MU and charged with A.A.Cohen of stealing from 70MU
WOODAGE W; previously at 3MU Milton and transferred to 70MU in 1942
WORTHINGTON Miss; Was an elderly spinster, over 60 years of age, who lived with her brother?, George Benjamin Worthington at Kent Lodge, Twyford and was involved with the Twyford Conservative Association (see Henley Standard 15 December 1944). Although she was connected to the Brewery family of that name she daily caught the train to Reading and then, with all the other part timers, took the RAF bus which left Reading at 8.30am. All the money that she earned at 70MU she gave to the British Red Cross. Occasionally she went to afternoon tea with Cecil Brown.