Individual Details
William George COBB
(Abt Jul 1895 - Abt Mar 1961)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jul 1895 | Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1901 | Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | House Boy (Domestic) - Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | 6 Jul 1912 | Engine Cleaner / Fireman - Great Western Railway, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England |  | | |
| Death | Abt Mar 1961 | (Registration District), Wallingford, Berkshire, England | |
Families
| Father | William COBB (1868 - ) |
| Mother | Amy BELSON (1872 - 1944) |
| Sibling | John Howard COBB (1894 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Gladys Mary COBB (1898 - ) |
| Sibling | Blanche Evelyn COBB (1900 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Ida Constance COBB (1903 - ) |
Notes
Occupation
Extract from Railway Employment Records - Page: 134076 July 1912 - Engine Cleaner
1 Dec 1913 - 3rd Grade Fireman
4 Aug 1919 - 2nd Grade Fireman
20 Dec 1929 - Driver
19 July 1919 - Didcot - Cautioned - Not coming on duty as booked. Note: Cobb protested against his scheduled time bing altered and declined to come on as booked. - Reference Correspondence: R87612/7
4 Feb 1922 - Knighton Crossing Uffington - Commended by Directors & Awarded a gratuity of one guinea - For prompt and judicious action in warning the engineman of an approaching passenger train, that goods train was not clear of the section. - Reference correspondence: 4403/40
28 June 1932? - Kennington Jet. - Commended - Observing a stack of new sleepers on fire by side of line & taking prompt measures to extinguish the flames - Reference correspondence: 98979
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1895 Jul/Sep - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 324.
2. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1140; Folio: 7; Page: 4.
3. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6529; Schedule Number: 15.
4. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 71.
5. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1961 Mar - Wallingford - Vol: 6a Page: 223.