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Winston Gerald Hitcham Catchpole
Catalogue reference: 789
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 789
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Title (The name of the record)
- Winston Gerald Hitcham Catchpole
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection consists of the certificates of Winston Gerald Hitcham Catchpole (1913-1973).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Suffolk Archives - Ipswich
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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ACCESSION NO 789 Deposited on 3 August 1994
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Winston worked on a series of Lowestoft registered fishing vessels between 1933 and 1938. Between 1940 and 1943 he served with the London Fire Brigade. He then had three years on the Royal Navy Minesweeper HMS Lynx in the Mediterranean, from 1943 to 1946. Following his demob he went back to work for the London Fire Brigade from 1947 to 1961, and from 1962 to 1973 he was the caretaker at Alibon School, Dagenham, Essex. He died at West Ham on 26 December 1973.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dc5a8842-f144-41ed-90e8-06e748ffe4c8/
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Winston Gerald Hitcham Catchpole