Colonel Sir Frederic Lewis Nathan
Born:
2 Adar I 5651 (10 February 1891)
Died:
22 Kislev 5694 (10 December 1933)
Basic Information
Birth
Date of birth:
2 Adar I 5651 (10 February 1891)
Death
Date of death:
22 Kislev 5694 (10 December 1933)
Burial place:
Willesden Jewish Cemetery
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Places
Addresses
37 Cornwall Gardens, London (1911)
Schools
Name:
Royal Military Academy
Other Organisations
Name:
Jewish Lads' Brigade
Director of Propellant Supplies
After transferring to the Ministry of Munitions Explosives Department he carried out the work for which his memory will perhaps live longest. As Director of Propellant Supplies he was responsible for the provision of raw materials for propulsion explosives, and this necessitated his control of the soap trade and the distillery trade of the country in connection with the supplies of glycerine and alcohol respectively. The harmony existing in these trades generally throughout the war and the efficiency and economy of the Propellants Department are a lasting monument to his powers of control and tact.
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Family
Spouse
Adeline Edith Sichel (female)
Other surname / Maiden name:
Nathan
Place of marriage:
London, 1888
Children
Edward Jonah Nathan (male)
Matthew Lewis Nathan (male)
Siblings
Mary Sophia Nathan (female)
Parents
Father: Jonah Nathan (male)
Mother: Miriam Nathan (female)
Homefront
Occupation:
Ministry of Munitions
Reserved occupation:
Director of Propellant Supplies
Member of family in armed forces:
Sons William and Robert
What was the impact of this:
He was an adviser on cardite supplies and designed and erected the Royal Naval Cordite Factory at Holten Heath, Dorset during the War years.
Military Record
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1879
Date discharged/death:
1909
Rank at discharge/death:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Assignments
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Munitions
Organisation:
Enfield Arms Factory
Type of employment:
Munitions
Organisation:
Nobel's Explosive Company
