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Robert Bamford attended Sherborne School as a day boy from May 1897 to April 1900. [7] During the First World War he served for one year as private in The London Regiment, 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, and then as a lieutenant with the Army Service Corps (RASC), Mechanical Transport. [8] [9] Bamford, historically, is a Lancashire ...
She married Bamford in June 1974. [2] They live on a 1500-acre estate near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds. [5] They have one daughter and two sons. Her son, Jo Bamford, is the heir to JCB and the owner of Wrightbus. In the 2006 New Year Honours, Bamford was appointed OBE for her services to children and families. [6]
Joseph Cyril Bamford, CBE (21 June 1916 – 1 March 2001) [1] was a British businessman. He was the founder of J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited (JCB), a manufacturer of heavy equipment. Biography
The countess inherited Gwrych Castle, the seat of the Bamford-Hesketh family, on the death of her father in 1894. In 1899 & 1900 she was involved in a bitter dispute with the District Council over road improvements, and as a consequence she felled an avenue of trees much loved by the inhabitants of Abergele.
At university his tandem partner in 1901 was Henry Curtis-Bennett, where they tried to set records in September 1901. [3] He rode with the BRC in 1902. On Wednesday 27 August he left Land's End at 7.06am and rode to London, getting to Hyde Park Corner at 5.22am, completing the immense journey in 22 hours and 16 minutes, much faster than the previous record of 25 hours and 25 minutes.
Alan L. Hart (also known as Robert Allen Bamford Jr., October 4, 1890 – July 1, 1962) was an American physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist. Hart pioneered the use of X-ray photography in tuberculosis detection; he worked in sanitariums and X-ray clinics in New Mexico, Illinois, Washington, and Idaho.
Anthony Paul Bamford, Baron Bamford (born 23 October 1945), is a British billionaire businessman who is the chairman of J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited (JCB). He succeeded his father, Joseph Cyril Bamford, as chairman and managing director of the company in 1975, at the age of 30. He was knighted in 1990. [3]
Joyce Bamford-Addo (born 1937), Ghanaian lawyer and politician; Maria Bamford (born 1970), American comedian and actress; Mark Bamford (film director), American writer and director; Patrick Bamford (born 1993), English footballer; Robert Bamford (1883–1942), founder of Aston Martin; Samuel Bamford (1788–1872), English radical reformer and ...