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* Nicknamed "Paddy." | * Nicknamed "Paddy." | ||
* Rose from errand boy to Colonial Secretary | * Rose from errand boy to Colonial Secretary--a very prestigious and important position. | ||
* Employed by WPHC from ~1941 to 1978. | * Employed by WPHC from ~1941 to 1978. | ||
* Took the bones from the office to Hoodless at FSM in summer of 1941. | * Took the bones from the office to Hoodless at FSM in summer of 1941. | ||
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* Daughter: Veronica ("Ronnie"). | * Daughter: Veronica ("Ronnie"). | ||
* Died in the late 1990s? | * Died in the late 1990s? | ||
* Almost certainly knew everything there was to know about the bones. | * Almost certainly knew everything there was to know about the [[Bones found on Nikumaroro| bones found on Nikumaroro]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 10 February 2009
- Nicknamed "Paddy."
- Rose from errand boy to Colonial Secretary--a very prestigious and important position.
- Employed by WPHC from ~1941 to 1978.
- Took the bones from the office to Hoodless at FSM in summer of 1941.
- Colonial Secretary and in charge of boxing things up in 1978. Acting Archivist 6 April 1978
- Both files and office equipment were sent to London. Lists of files were drawn up and typed. They were then packed in small archive boxes--no more than 5 files to a box. The small boxes were then stacked in a wooden packing crate. They fit perfectly, with no need of any kind of straw or other packing material.
- Tofiga remembers Paddy as "fair, firm and meticulous."
- Ron Gatty: "The Governor was a ceremonial figure and might set policy, but the Colonial Secretary was the CEO. He had three telephones on his desk, gave orders, and approved spending. Paddy was pretty damn good."
- Daughter: Veronica ("Ronnie").
- Died in the late 1990s?
- Almost certainly knew everything there was to know about the bones found on Nikumaroro.