- GB-2014-WSA-17440
- Person
- 1890-1984
Wade, John Roland, son of George Alfred Wade, of Twickenham, by Emily, daughter of John Benn, of Morley, Yorks; b. Oct. 11, 1890; adm. as K.S. Sept. 22, 1904; left (with a Triplett gratuity) July 1909; Queens' Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1909; Abbott Scholar, bracketed, 1910; 2nd class Classical Tripos, pt. 1, 1912; 1st class Historical Tripos, pt. 2, 1913; B.A. 1912; a clerk in the War Office Oct. 5, 1914, a principal clerk Aug. 1921; asst. secretary 1936; asst. Under Secretary of State and Director of Establishments 1939; retired 1953; financial director of Remploy Ltd. 1954-60; C.B. June 11, 1942; m. July 3, 1928, Penelope Dorot hy, youngest daughter of James Haig Ferguson, M.D., F.R.C.P., of Edinburgh; d. 15 Jan. 1984.