Gerrish, William Ewart Ebenezer, 1898-1978
- GB-2014-WSA-07759
- Person
- 1898-1978
Gerrish, William Ewart Ebenezer, elder son of William Albert Gerrish, of Surbiton, Surrey, by Fanny, daughter of Ebenezer Gammon, of Godalming, Surrey; b. June 18, 1898; adm. May 4, 1911 (A); left Dec. 1916; Lieut. R.G.A. Oct. 20, 1918; served in France May 1917 - Jan. 1919; a clothing manufacturer; sec., O. W. Games Committee 1935-47; chairman, Clothing Manufacturers' Fedn. of G. B., 1943-4; president, Clothing Institute 1954-6; president of the Royal Philatelic Society 1956-61; president of the Elizabethan Club 1958-61; O.B.E. June 9, 1949; m. Jan. 7, 1924, Marian, only child of John Gray, of Melbourne, Australia; d. 7 June 1978.