Apprentices' Stories
Possibly the best thing about researching these farm apprentices is uncovering each individual's fascinating story. They vary from the tragic to the triumphant and sometimes both at once.
Please take the time to read the following biographies:
- George BICKERSTAFF and Joseph McQUEEN
- Lewis GRANT and Hugh LAWSON
- William HAMILTON
- Frank Leslie REFFELL
- Victor Frank SCOBELL
- Alexander Galbraith SIMPSON
- Thomas George SMITH, Hugh LAWSON and James QUINLAN
- Sidney TURNER
Aspects of other apprentices' stories are incorporated throughout the website - please search the database and the website if you are seeking information on a particular person, place or organisation, such as:
- Herbert Gaythorne HUDSON (WWI Honours and Awards)
- Brothers Eric James and Herbert Leo JARRETT (WWI Casualties, WWI Honours and Awards, and correspondence with Immigration Officer Field)
- Charles William STOERKEL (WWI Honours and Awards)
- Lovell THORNBY (WWI Honours and Awards)
- Lists of boys who attended the Devas Institute lads' club, Immanuel Church Institute lads' club, Kibble Farm School, Padcroft Boys' Home, Redhill Farm School, were members of the Boy Scouts or were sponsored by the Kent Colonising Association.