Gamble, George Francis, Major

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Gamble, George Francis, Major

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        Dates of existence

        21 Jun 1837 - 22 Feb 1912

        History

        George Francis Gamble was born 21 June 1837. He married Florence Gamble. From 1854-72 he served in the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He left the Marines at the rank of Major, and went on to write several manuals on military commands and exercises. In 1884, his daughter, Cléonice Gamble was born. After his military career, Major George Francis Gamble worked as the registrar and secretary of Mount Jerome Cemetery for forty years. Major George Francis Gamble died 22 Feb 1912. One of his grandsons attended the funeral of George Bernard Shaw in 1950.

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        Mount Jerome, Dublin, Ireland

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        Major in the Royal Marine Light Infantry.
        Registrar and Secretary of Mount Jerome Cemetery.

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        Gamble, Florence

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        family

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        Gamble, Florence is the spouse of Gamble, George Francis, Major

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        Wingfield, Kathleen Patricia (10 Mar 1907 - Jul 1998)

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        family

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        Wingfield, Kathleen Patricia is the grandchild of Gamble, George Francis, Major

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        Collis, Cléonice Gemadine Cooke- (c. 1884 - 29 Dec 1967)

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        family

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        Collis, Cléonice Gemadine Cooke- is the child of Gamble, George Francis, Major

        Dates of relationship

        1884 - 1912

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        Draft

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        Partial

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Jennifer Lee, July 2018.

        Language(s)

        • Béarla

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          Sources

          Crawford, Fred D. Shaw: The Annual of Bernard Shaw Studies, Volume 18. Pennsylvania: Penn State Press, 1998, 12-19.

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