The National Archives appears to have a lot of information about this company. I wouldn't be surprised if he was living in Coventry (or another location) for the Duration. It looks as tho you have a good bit to research <G> Eliz On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Geoff Morse <geoff_morse@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > Does anyone have any information about the above company in Gloucester during WWII. My father appears to have been working for them between 1941 & 1944. I say 'appears' because I thought he spent all his working life in carriage & wagon railway works at Swindon - in fact he received a watch for 45 years service in 1970! Were people seconded for the war effort but retained their service record for the lending company? > > I have a carbon copy of a letter from the company to the Ministry of Labour & National Service challenging his call-up (on form N.S.250) since they felt he had indefinite deferment. Unfortunately, being a carbon copy, the company's address is not on the letter. > > Initial research into the company suggests that in peacetime they made car bodies & had a Head Office in Coventry, but I've no idea where they were in the Gloucester area or what they were involved in for the war effort. > > Geoff Morse > Hitchin, Herts >  _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for the suggestion, Eliz, but it's almost certainly Gloucester - he was living in Dynevor Street in the city, which I see still exists. I'll have a look at the National Archives & see what I can find. Geoff ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:13:19 -0400 > From: elizhgene@gmail.com > To: gloucester@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GLS] Charlesworth Bodies (1931) Ltd, Gloucester 1941 - 44 > > The National Archives appears to have a lot of information about this > company. I wouldn't be surprised if he was living in Coventry (or > another location) for the Duration. It looks as tho you have a good > bit to research > > > Eliz >