Alfred Faulkner

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Sir Alfred Edward Faulkner, CB, CBE (3 July 1882 – 15 July 1963) was a British civil servant.

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Career

He was born in Tottenham, the son of a grocer and was awarded a foundation scholarship to St Albans School in 1894. When he left school, he was appointed a boy copyist in the civil service. [1] He was appointed as a supernumary clerk in the second division (known as a Ridley clerk ) in civil service in 1901. He was assigned to the Admiralty. [2] [3] and obtained a substantive post in 1908, [4] and appointment as an assistant transport clerk in 1910. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 27090". The London Gazette . 16 June 1899. p. 3805.
  2. ↑ "No. 27304". The London Gazette . 12 April 1901. p. 2539.
  3. 1 2 Sir Alfred Faulkner, Memoir of his life, in possession of his descendants.
  4. ↑ "No. 28154". The London Gazette . 3 July 1908. p. 4832.
  5. ↑ "No. 28641". The London Gazette . 3 September 1912. p. 6554.
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