Chapter 61, including 1939 Directory
Terence Lambert Barnes Wheaver was born in Sutton Coldfield on 18 July 1909. His parents were Arthur and Alice Wheaver. Mabel Helen Larard was born in Balsall Heath, nr Moseley, Birmingham on 12 August 1905. Her parents were Ernest and Gertrude Larard. In 1911, both were at home with their parents in Sutton Coldfield.
1939
Wheaver, Terence [Terry] Lambert Barnes (18 Jul 1909). Cost accountant, Standard Motors/air ministry. This work involved visiting various plants around the West Midlands which were manufacturing Merlin aero-engines, including a Tizer drinks factory. He was always suspicious of seat belts after avoiding being crushed to death by a tank transporter by jumping across to the passenger seat…
He later worked for Alvis, apparently saving the stock of Leonides engines deemed unsuitable for war work, by having them bricked in at one end of the factory. He went to work on the day after the Coventry blitz, which destroyed the city centre, and damaged two-thirds of the city’s buildings. The pictures are mine of a Leonides, and some post-war applications. See also our blog post.
Wheaver, Mabel Helen née Larard (12 Aug 1905). Former secretary (and buyer?) at Keane & Scott Furniture Store, Birmingham
Alvis Leonides and Post-War Applications (my photos)
| Arthur B Wheaver (Schoolmaster) | 58 |
|---|---|
| Maud Wheaver | 45 |
| Stephen I G Vernon (Monotype Caster Operator) | 28 |
| Mabel K Vernon | 26 |
| 33, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Gertrude A Foulkes | 69 |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Kings (Shopkeeper Own Business) | 44 |
| Mabel H Wheaver | 34 |
| Terence B Wheaver (Cost Accountant, Air Ministry, Standard Coventry) | 30 |
| This record is officially closed. | |
| 63 Highbridge Rd, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |