Here is information about the Waterguard and what they did: http://www.hm-waterguard.org.uk/History.htm#PREVENTIVE   Joy   ________________________________ From: Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012, 20:26 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] George William Spencer COOK d1942 Dear all Wondered if anyone could help with this I have a George William Spencer COOK who passed away in Penzance Hospital in 1942 His Administration gives his date of death as 12th May in West Cornwall Hospital Penzance (coincidentally where I recently had an operation and was treated wonderfully) His address is given as Meredyth 37 Larrigan Penzance I can find a Larrigan Crescent is this the only Larrigan or has it changed name or ?? I have found an obit online which states he was a Waterguard Officer, an assistant preventative officer in fact, not sure what he was preventing though, anyone know what one did? It is assumed he was buried in Penzance or possibly Newlyn, does anyone know where that might be please? He was born in Hampshire in 1902 and I have much on the early part of his life but nothing from 1911 to his untimely death in 1942 except his marriage in 1935 and birth of one child (still living) Any help gratefully appreciated -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ------------------------------- Listmom:  [email protected] or [email protected] Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joy Thanks for that I confess I reeled off my post without googling the term I have come across Tide Waiters but not this term The article appears to be the same source as the journal I found, I will have to investigate it further as it seems there is going to be more on there Much appreciated Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 18/10/2012 21:08, Joy Langdon wrote: > Here is information about the Waterguard and what they did: > http://www.hm-waterguard.org.uk/History.htm#PREVENTIVE > > Joy >