Hubert
William Man was born on 14 July 1876 in Rangoon, Burma, the third son of
Edward Garnet and Catherine (Matthews) Man.
He married Beryl Holberton on 13 January 1906 at St. Mary's, Oaklands,
Walton-on-Thames.
Hubert died on 20 June 1956 in Bermuda and was buried the garrison cemetery in
Prospect, Devonshire, Bermuda.
Beryl was born on
21 December 1883, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey and she died on 4 September 1965 in
Oxford.
Hubert and Beryl belong to Generation Six;
their children belong to Generation Seven and are:
- ALISON HOLBERTON
- KATHERINE HOLBERTON
- PATRICK HOLBERTON
(Their first two children were twins, Alison was known as "Pink", whilst her twin sister was
known as "Blue".) Who's Who 1936 Entry
for Hubert Man: MAN, Colonel Hubert William C.B.E.1919; D.S.O. 1916; late
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (R. A. O. C.) ; Son of E. Garnet Man, J.P., and
Catherine Jane, daughter of J. H. Matthews; married Beryl, daughter of Colonel
T. S. Holberton; one son and two daughters. Education: Rugby: Sandhurst. Joined
Hampshire Regt., 1896; transferred to Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1913 ; served
S. African War, 1899-1901; Aden: Hinterland, 1903-4; European War, 1915-18 :
Commandant and Chief Instructor, R. A. O. C. School of Instruction, 1929-33;
retired pay, 1933 Address c/o Lloyds Bank, 6 Pall Ma1l, S. W .1. Club: United
Service.
(In 1933 Hubert and Beryl's eldest daughter became engaged to Philip Cecil
Langdon Yorke, the youngest son of late James Charles Yorke (1847-1932), and
Katharine Ellen Langdon (?-1936), of Langton, Pembrokeshire. However the
engagement was called off and so he then married Elsie Margaret Davis. They were
divorced and he then married 2nd Violet Helen Trew. They were divorced. He then
Margaret Rose Rubenstein, daughter of A. Rubenstein )
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Left to right:
Patrick Man, Hubert Man,
Lionel Man and
Andrew Man.
Andrew Man has written on the back of this picture: "Hilsea Barracks
September 1932 on the occasion of "Blue"
and "BD" 's wedding. HWM was then commandant of RAOC stores and
troops at the depot. The four "men" in the army (or about to be PHM)" |
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Hubert Man
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Beryl Man
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Beryl and the twins.
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One of Hubert's sketches. |
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