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Name: KNELLER, Hastings Godfrey Laureston St. John

Birth Date: 23.1.1876 Barbados

Death Date: 3.10.1918 Irish Sea on SS Burutu

First Date: 1905

Profession: Engineer PWD

Married: 1. In Stonehouse, Devon 8 Oct 1897 Edith Beatrice Roe b. 8 Sep 1876 Plymouth, d. 29 Dec 1951 Salisbury (she later m. Harold Eustace Coad 1876-1965); 2. Clara Doris Walters b. 28 Aug 1884 Aston Manor, Warwickshire (she later m. Stanley Bert Pratt)

Children: 1. Edith B. St John (1899) 2. Mona St John (Birkett) (29 Sep 1913 Worthing-11 Oct 1987 Worthing); Jocelyn St John (Collard) (29 Aug 1915 Thanet-2001 Bournemouth); Dulcie St John (twin, 29 Apr 1917 Worthing-2001 Thanet); Muriel St John (twin, 29 Apr 1917 Worthing-1996 Bournemouth)

Book Reference: Drumkey, EAHB 1906, North, EAHB 1907

School: Weymouth College and Crystal Palace School of Engineering

General Information:

EAHB 1906 - Junior Assistant Engineer in the Admiralty on the extension of HM Dockyard, Keyham 1896-1900. Assistant Civil Engineer 1st grade, in the Admiralty on the extension of HM Dockyard Gibraltar 1901-1905; Executive Engineer, PWD, EAP April 29th 1905

EAHB 1906 has Hastings Godfrey Laureston St. John-Kneller

North - arr. Mombasa from England 21-5-1905; Executive Engineer Kisumu, dep. Kisumu for coast on compassionate leave to see dying brother in Mauritius 24-10-1905

Drumkey 1909 - Executive Engineer, PWD, EAP, April 29th 1905; Junior Asst. Engineer, Admiralty 1895-1900; Asst. Civil Engineer, 1st Grade, 1901-05

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