Group outside Benmore House near Dunoon
Early photograph taken circa 1934 from a forestry album of 117 photographs compiled by an unknown Forestry Commission officer.
No information is provided on this photograph located loose within the album however on consulting the Journal of the Forestry Commission (1935) it reports that the 3rd Quinquennial meeting of Divisional Officers was held in Benmore Forester Training School in September 1934. All the attendees are not known but apart from the ten Divisional Officers and Deputy Surveyors, Chairman Roy Lister Robinson, Assistant Commissioner of Scotland John D Sutherland and Assistant Commissioner England and Wales Mr W A Taylor were in attendance.
The group have been numbered from the left and some names added where identified from other photographs. See large image.
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2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. Mr F Scott Divisional Officer, Division 3 England and Wales
8. ?
9. ?
10. Mr J M Murray Divisional Officer, Southeast and West Scotland about to become Assist Commissioner for Scotland
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. Mr W L Taylor, Assist Commissioner England and Wales
16. Roy L Robinson, Chairman Forestry Commission
17. John D Sutherland, Assistant Commissioner, Head FC Scotland
18. ?
19. ?
20. Mr A G Herbert, Secretary to the Forestry Commission
The following people were also present but not identified. There is a little doubt about some names due to a significant amount of transfers and changes in post that occurred at this time
A D Hopkinson - Divisional Officer Division 1 England and Wales
AP Long - Divisional Officer Division 2 England and Wales
AL Felton - Divisional Officer Division 4 England and Wales
E Wynne Jones - Divisional Officer Division 5 England and Wales
DW Young - Deputy Surveyor Forest of Dean (D6)
AH Popert - Deputy Surveyor New Forest (D7)
James Fraser -Divisional Officer North Division Scotland
HM Steven - Divisional Officer North East Division Scotland
O J Sangar possibly (to become Divisional Officer in SE and W Scotland)
Mt Guillebaud Chief Forest Research Officer
Dr Steven
Any more suggestions for names would be very welcome
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