| George was born about 1876, the son of George Bannatyne Wymer and Florence Marion Bright Smith, in London. He served in the Manchester Regiment as second in command. His last military appointment was Provost Marshall at Dublin Castle in the Irish rebellion of 1921. During this campaign he was severely wounded causing a crack in the skull, and was invalided out of the army. In recognition of his distinguished police record in Ireland, the Jockey Club appointed him in 1925 to organise a special force of detectives for racecourses, an appointment he held until his death. "He was largely responsible for smashing the gangs of crooks who infested the racecourses". Evening Standard Aug 6th 1941. He married first Margaret Grogan in 1908. She was one of 21 children. Her older brother Ewart, to win the hand of the girl he loved, made the first trek across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo lasting from the end of 1897 to February 1900. The marriage did not last, and in 1925 he married Sophie Snepp, "Prue" who died in 1936. |
Margaret Grogan 1880-1969 (1st Wife)
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Margaret was born on 19 January 1880, the daughter of William Grogan and Jane Sams, in Kensington, London. I have identified the following children. |
