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- The CSV Action Desk at 大象传媒 Wiltshire
- People in story:听
- W. J. Davies
- Location of story:听
- Swindon Works
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4974320
- Contributed on:听
- 11 August 2005
During world war two he was to spend his remaining few years with the GWR factory helping young apprentices to learn the trade of being a Coppersmith. Because of his age and length of service the young men affectionately gave him the nickname of Pop or the old man. Bill Davies was to leave a lifetimes work at the GWR factory, and very reluctantly retired at the age of 65, at the end of the war.
Information kindly supplied by the Steam Museum, Swindon from their Wall of Names archives
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