About Godfrey Way Mitchell
Lived 1891 – 1982 (aged 91). Godfrey Way Mitchell was an engineer.
Sir Godfrey Way Mitchell (31 October 1891 – 9 December 1982) was a construction engineer and entrepreneur who built up George Wimpey into a thriving business.
Career Born in Peckham and educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School at Hatcham, Godfrey Mitchell joined Rowe & Mitchell, his father's quarrying business on Alderney on leaving school. He was given a temporary commission in the Royal Engineers in 1916 and served in France.
A keen amateur cricketer, he also served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Paviors in 1948. In 1957 he became a member of the Restrictive Practices Court.
He died in Beaconsfield in 1982.
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Who was Godfrey Way Mitchell?
British engineer (1891–1982)
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Godfrey Way Mitchell was born on 31 October 1891 in Peckham.
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Godfrey Way Mitchell died on 9 December 1982 in Beaconsfield.
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Godfrey Way Mitchell was an engineer.
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