John Alfred Lawrence Billingham Explained

Colonel John Alfred Lawrence Billingham (1868–1955) was Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928–1933).^{[1] [2]}

Life

Billingham was born in 1868 in Newport, Monmouthshire, the son of Alfred Billingham, an accountant, and his wife Thomasine.^{[1] [3]} He was educated at Bedford Modern School.^{[1] [4]}

In 1890 Billingham joined the staff of the Royal Engineers as a surveyor.^{[1] [3]} He became Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928–1933). He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 3 June 1931 and was a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London.^{[1] [5]}

Billingham was interested in horticulture and photography.^[1] He married Florence, the daughter of James Barter, JP; they had one son and two daughters.^[1] His wife predeceased him. Billingham died on 21 March 1955 in Surbiton, Surrey.^[3]

References

1. Web site: subscription. Billingham, Col John Alfred Lawrence, (1868–21 March 1955). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U234750. 978-0-19-954089-1.
2. Web site: The Army List. google.co.uk. 8 July 2015. Army. Great Britain. May 1933.
3. Web site: Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk. ancestry.co.uk. 7 July 2015.
4. Book: Bedford Modern School of the black & red. worldcat.org. 16558393. 7 July 2015.
5. Web site: Transactions. google.co.uk. 1931. 8 July 2015.