Coming next is the story of Charlie Gisby's fifth son, Sydney Ethelbert Gisby Holmes, who was born in Margate in 1909.
Walter's Story has now been uploaded on the site. It begins here at Chapter Twenty-Two.
Coming next is the story of Charlie Gisby's fifth son, Sydney Ethelbert Gisby Holmes, who was born in Margate in 1909.
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Les Gisby
23/9/2011 08:42:04 am
Hi Phil & Brendan,
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alan williams
14/6/2012 10:38:50 pm
I came across your story by accident. I met Charlie Holmes when I was starting my career as a newly graduated engineer at ISR in 1968 at age 22. Charlie was near the end of his career and was CFO at the Hythe Plant. I well remember his gruff manner but grew to like him and to respect his knowledge and wisdom of fire prevention. There were no short cuts with Charlie, and rightly so. He was appreciated by, and had the full support of the management there, in his role as Fire Chief. I left ISR and emigrated to New Zealand in 1977. Charlie was a "character" and I am sure there are many like me who remember him at ISR with affection.
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AuthorsPhil and Brendan Gisby are cousins who met on Facebook. They share the same great-grandfather, Charles George Gisby, who was born in Margate in 1859. They're writing a book about old Charlie and his five sons, with Phil supplying the research and Brendan the words. They've set up this website as a way to share their progress and receive feedback on it. Archives
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