Colonel John Alfred Lawrence Billingham CBE FRICS (1868–1955) was Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928–1933). [1] [2]
Billingham was born in 1868 in Newport, Monmouthshire, the son of Alfred Billingham, an accountant, and his wife Thomasine. [1] [3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [1] [4]
In 1890 Billingham joined the staff of the Royal Engineers as a surveyor. [1] [3] He became Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928–1933). He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 3 June 1931 [5] and was a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London. [1] [6]
Billingham was interested in horticulture and photography. [1] He married Florence, the daughter of James Barter, JP; they had one son and two daughters. [1] His wife predeceased him. Billingham died on 21 March 1955 in Surbiton, Surrey. [3]
Colonel John Alfred Lawrence Billingham CBE FRICS (1868–1955) was Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928–1933). [1] [2]
Billingham was born in 1868 in Newport, Monmouthshire, the son of Alfred Billingham, an accountant, and his wife Thomasine. [1] [3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [1] [4]
In 1890 Billingham joined the staff of the Royal Engineers as a surveyor. [1] [3] He became Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928–1933). He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 3 June 1931 [5] and was a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London. [1] [6]
Billingham was interested in horticulture and photography. [1] He married Florence, the daughter of James Barter, JP; they had one son and two daughters. [1] His wife predeceased him. Billingham died on 21 March 1955 in Surbiton, Surrey. [3]