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Robin Morris . Commented on Moriand Greig

Hi - the person is Morland Greig - his son Philip Greig was a superintendent on the estate after the First World War. Morland Greig died in the First World War aged 50 years, in 1915, as part of the Gallipoli fighting. This link provides a portrait of him https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/11639/lot/69/?page_anchor=MR1_q_1%3Dgreig%26MR1_lot_range_1%3D%26MR1_module_instance_reference%3D1%26MR1_list_grid_result%3Dlist

October 19,2018 11:50am

Michael Roberts . Commented on THE DARRAWELLA CLUB MEMORABILIA AND PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

GREAT WORK ..... extraordinary dedication. THANKS

October 19,2018 09:38am

Anne Williams . Commented on Lelwala Group

Managed by John Roberts from 1948 until 1959 and after

October 15,2018 02:01am

Anne Williams . Commented on Pillagoda Valley K38

My father did not manage Pillagoda valley in 1928 at all .He was the son of the founder, A.W Winter , and was the Managing Director of A.Winter & Sons & Co Ltd and was the Superintendant in about 1948 to 1958

October 15,2018 01:19am

John Thesiger . Commented on Carfax (Late May.fair)

My grandfather John Still was superintendent under Anson from 1897, in 1901 or 2 joined the archaeological service, and later worked for the Planters' Association and the Ceylon Association.

October 12,2018 04:25pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nuwara Eliya by Rail

Penrose? No, PENRHOS! near Nawalapitya. Never heard of it before!

October 11,2018 10:58pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nuwara Eliya by Rail

Rozelle (or is/was it Roselle?

October 11,2018 10:44pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nuwara Eliya by Rail

Yullefield Group (It seems)

October 11,2018 10:43pm

Travis Koch . Commented on Adawatta

My Name: Travis Koch. Adawatte 1967-1968

October 06,2018 07:50am

Murugiah Selvadurai . Commented on Media Archive

TRI is an excellent place where I born to Mwr. S. Murugiah ( Senior Technical Assistant - Plant Pathology Div.), My father working period 1944 - 1970. These photos bring the sweet memories of our family.

October 03,2018 06:32am

Ian Gardner . Commented on Cymru

It seems that Cymru later became a division of Tangakelle, Lindula. If there was a Manager's bungalow there was no sign of it in the 1950s. The bungalow on Cymru division of Tangakelle was a tiny affair in a tiny garden and could have been a manager's bungalow but that seems unlikely.

September 23,2018 10:39pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Dessford & Lorne

In the early 1950s there was Dessford. By 1961 Abbotsford was made a division of Dessford and, some time after nationalisation, Lorne was added.

September 23,2018 10:29pm

Anthony McCarthy . Commented on CANTRELL, J. H

John "Tom" Harvey-Cantrell was born 1880. Son of an Irishman William Cantrell. William was employed as an engineer with Ceylon Railways. In 1911 he married Reneé.V.Krakowski. They had three sons whose descendants live in the U.K today.

September 13,2018 06:37am

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nelson-Parker, Julian

History of Ceylon Tea True. Also, regarding data unconfirmed by FD, or other, such as someone's definite recollection, records can be marked as "Subject to confirmation." or similar.

August 31,2018 10:01pm

History of Ceylon Tea . Commented on Nelson-Parker, Julian

Ian Gardner - the 'gap' will be cleared if I get my hands on the FD records for that year. The FD records often revealed when somone was on furlough, and also indicated who was 'acting' during that time frame.

August 31,2018 01:55am