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 1916 - 1979 (63 years)
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| Name |
Douglas Stanley LEWIS |
| Nickname |
"Dai" |
| Birth |
28 Jul 1916 |
The Victory, Crossgates, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6RF, Wales  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
Jun 1940 |
Aberystwyth, Wales |
| Graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, degree in Chemistry (1st Class). |
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Douglas LEWIS - Graduation Photograph
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| Career |
22 Jun 1940 |
2 Christie Gardens, Saltcoats, Ayrshire KA21 5NQ, Scotland |
| Trained from June to December at Garnock West Cordite Factory to be a shift chemist. Part of a group of 12 destined for Dalbeattie. |
| Residence |
1941 |
73 Queen Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
| Lived with Katie Roberts (his wife) during the war whilst working at ICI Dalbeattie explosives factory |
| Career |
01 Jan 1941 |
Dalbeattie, Scotland |
| Worked as Shift Chemist, Unit 1, overseeing all aspects of Cordite Manufacture from Jan 1941 to the end of the war. |
| Residence |
1945 |
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Residence |
1947 |
Corona, Tremont Road, Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
| Residence |
1947 |
Talgarth, Wales |
| In a sanitorium for TB. Treated with new drug Streptomicin. Left him hard of hearing for the rest of his life |
| Residence |
1952 |
Glen Trool, 12 Oakfield Road, Shrewsbury, England |
| Travel |
Abt 1960 |
Moscow, USSR |
British Trade Mission when working for ICI in the 1960's
Met Premier Khrushchev |
| Occupation |
1971 |
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Secretary and co-founder of British Limousin Cattle Society until his death in 1979 |
| Death |
21 Oct 1979 |
Carlisle, Cumbria, England |
| Person ID |
I15875 |
The Full Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
27 Oct 2009 |
| Father |
David Charles LEWIS, b. 28 Mar 1870 d. 10 Sep 1932, Rhayader, Powys, Wales (Age 62 years) |
| Mother |
Annie BOTWOOD, b. 14 Jul 1870, Llangunllo, Powys, Wales d. 29 Oct 1950, Penybont, Powys, Wales (Age 80 years) |
| Family ID |
F4469 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Katie Jaques ROBERTS, b. 06 Dec 1911, Aberystwyth, Wales d. 28 Sep 1989, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
05 Apr 1941 |
Bethel Welsh Baptist Chapel, Portland Street, Aberystwyth, Wales |
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Complements card from the Wedding of Douglas LEWIS and Katie ROBERTS
5 Apr 1941
Sent out with small boxes containing pieces of wedding cake |
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The Wedding of Douglas LEWIS and Katie ROBERTS - 5 Apr 1941
L2R: Arthur LEWIS, Douglas LEWIS, Katie Roberts, Glyngwyn ROBERTS, Eirlys ROBERTS |
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The Wedding of Douglas LEWIS and Katie ROBERTS
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From an Unknown Newspaper
Reporting the marriage of Katie Roberts and Douglas Lewis |
| Children |
| | 1. Rhiannon Shelagh LEWIS, b. 31 Dec 1948, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales d. 01 Oct 2014, Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales (Age 65 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 2. Gavin Wyn LEWIS, b. 11 Jul 1953, Maternity Hospital, Cross Houses, Shropshire, England d. 28 Feb 1999, 73 Wemberham Crescent, Yatton, Bristol, Avon, England (Age 45 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F4465 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Oct 2009 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 28 Jul 1916 - The Victory, Crossgates, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6RF, Wales |
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 | Education - Graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, degree in Chemistry (1st Class). - Jun 1940 - Aberystwyth, Wales |
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 | Career - Trained from June to December at Garnock West Cordite Factory to be a shift chemist. Part of a group of 12 destined for Dalbeattie. - 22 Jun 1940 - 2 Christie Gardens, Saltcoats, Ayrshire KA21 5NQ, Scotland |
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 | Residence - Lived with Katie Roberts (his wife) during the war whilst working at ICI Dalbeattie explosives factory - 1941 - 73 Queen Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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 | Career - Worked as Shift Chemist, Unit 1, overseeing all aspects of Cordite Manufacture from Jan 1941 to the end of the war. - 01 Jan 1941 - Dalbeattie, Scotland |
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 | Marriage - 05 Apr 1941 - Bethel Welsh Baptist Chapel, Portland Street, Aberystwyth, Wales |
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 | Residence - 1945 - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
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 | Residence - 1947 - Corona, Tremont Road, Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
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 | Residence - In a sanitorium for TB. Treated with new drug Streptomicin. Left him hard of hearing for the rest of his life - 1947 - Talgarth, Wales |
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 | Residence - 1952 - Glen Trool, 12 Oakfield Road, Shrewsbury, England |
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 | Travel - British Trade Mission when working for ICI in the 1960's
Met Premier Khrushchev - Abt 1960 - Moscow, USSR |
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 | Occupation - Secretary and co-founder of British Limousin Cattle Society until his death in 1979 - 1971 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
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 | Death - 21 Oct 1979 - Carlisle, Cumbria, England |
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