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Name: LANDON, Herbert John
Birth Date: 1858 Billericay
Death Date: 22.11.1937 Surrey
First Date: 1896
Last Date: 1898
Profession: Civil engineer. Uganda Railway - Asst. Engineer
Married: In Westminster 14 June 1900 Beryl Atherton b. 1877 Blackheath, Kent, d. 14 Mar 1949 Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Children: Barbara (11 May 1904 Dharwar, Bombay-1993); Beryl Audrey (21 Sep 1905 Walton on Thames-1974); Elizabeth Joan (Davis) (1908);
Book Reference: North
General Information:
North - From Brentwood, Middx; UK appt. as Asst Engineer 12-10-1896; recommended for Acting District Engineer in charge of earthworks & platelaying 29-9-1897; removed from earthworks & platelaying as unsatisfactory, on leave in England March 1898; Uganda Railway Committee requested by Chief Engineer not to renew his engagement 2-6-1898; informed he would not be promoted if he returned to EA & he resigned, c. June 1898