Difference between revisions of "Gordon & Vera May"
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| − | + | Gordon May born 1933 was brought up by ? Rixon at Darvills Hill | |
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| + | Gordon and Vera married in | ||
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| + | Gordon and Vera had 4 daughters | ||
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| + | Gordon May was one of the first five writers and researchers on the Lacey Green and Loosley Row [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Local_History_Group Local History Group]. | ||
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| + | '''PROFILE''' as on the Local History Group website. Written by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Rosemary_Mortham Rosemary Mortham] | ||
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| + | Gordon was born in 1933, the youngest of three boys. They lived in the little hamlet of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Darvills_Hill Darvills Hill] between Lacey Green and Speen, in a house with no gas, electricity, mains drainage or running water. | ||
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| + | SCHOOL YEARS. He attended [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Lacey_Green_School Lacey Green School] from the age of 4 to 14, throughout the 2nd World War, and he belonged to the Local [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Boy_Scout_Troop. Boy Scout Troop.] | ||
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| + | CHAPEL. From an early age he attended Lacey Green [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Methodist_Chapel Methodist Chapel] and as an adult, he held several church offices. When the building was closed in 2001, he had been a member for 70 years, 37 of them as Super-intendant of the Sunday School. | ||
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| + | SPORT. Gordon also played football and cricket for Lacey Green for many years. | ||
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| + | EMPLOYMENT. For the whole of his working life he was employed in the retail trade in High Wycombe. | ||
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| + | Click the following for articles written by Gordon | ||
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| + | [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/1947_Jobs_for_a_War_Time_Boy 1947 Jobs for a War Time Boy]. Gordon tells of jobs as a schoolboy | ||
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| + | [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/1945_The_Medicine_Run 1945 The Medicine Run]. Gordon tells of more jobs as a schoolboy | ||
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| + | [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/2008_Harold_May 2008 Harold May]. Gordon write Harold's obituary | ||
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| + | Research Note. [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Dennis_Claydon Dennis Claydon] and Gordon May were life long friends. | ||
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Revision as of 05:34, 18 June 2023
Gordon May born 1933 was brought up by ? Rixon at Darvills Hill
Vera
Gordon and Vera married in
Gordon and Vera had 4 daughters
Gordon May was one of the first five writers and researchers on the Lacey Green and Loosley Row Local History Group.
PROFILE as on the Local History Group website. Written by Rosemary Mortham
Gordon was born in 1933, the youngest of three boys. They lived in the little hamlet of Darvills Hill between Lacey Green and Speen, in a house with no gas, electricity, mains drainage or running water.
SCHOOL YEARS. He attended Lacey Green School from the age of 4 to 14, throughout the 2nd World War, and he belonged to the Local Boy Scout Troop.
CHAPEL. From an early age he attended Lacey Green Methodist Chapel and as an adult, he held several church offices. When the building was closed in 2001, he had been a member for 70 years, 37 of them as Super-intendant of the Sunday School.
SPORT. Gordon also played football and cricket for Lacey Green for many years.
EMPLOYMENT. For the whole of his working life he was employed in the retail trade in High Wycombe.
Click the following for articles written by Gordon
1947 Jobs for a War Time Boy. Gordon tells of jobs as a schoolboy
1945 The Medicine Run. Gordon tells of more jobs as a schoolboy
2008 Harold May. Gordon write Harold's obituary
Research Note. Dennis Claydon and Gordon May were life long friends.
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