Ralph Cecil Margetts

Mr Ralph Cecil Margetts
06 Apr 1897 - 29 Jun 1975
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Ralph Cecil Margetts in 1936 (Western Mail)
Biography

On 12 Sept 1914 he joined the Army, later becoming airman 409128 in the Royal Air Force in 1918. He lied about his age to claim he was 19 to sign on.

In 1924 he married Winifred Lillian Davis

From 1932 he was General Manager of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Employers Mutual Indemnity Society. Prior to that he had worked for the Midland Employers Mutual Assurance Limited. He was closely involved in the development of insurance for the men in the South Wales coal industry before the war. The office was at Dominions House, Queen Street, Cardiff and the phone number, 5216, appears in the ES Sadler's papers alongside his home number.

Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Penarth District Key Man 1940 07 Jul 1944
National ID
XJWK 171/1
Occupation

General Manager (Coal Miners Insurance)

Career

Key Man leading the Penarth District observer network. His codename was Counties.

Address
Morlands, 68 Victoria Road, Penarth, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan. Telephone Penarth 255
References

Western Mail 8 Feb 1936

1939 register

IWM Documents 27552

The Insurance Directory and Yearbook 1938-39