Ian Froome WILSON

1896 -

• Name	Ian Froome WILSON  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 Dec 1896	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Name changed by deed poll
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	73, Avenue Road, Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [5, 6]
  	Relationship: Son
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Christ Hospital School, Horsham, Sussex, England   [4]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1 Jul 1912  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	1 Jul 1912  [7]
  	8630, Ian F Mack
  	Name: Ian F Mack Date of Birth: 2/12/1896 Date Joined OS: 1/7/1912 Date Left OS: 14/1/1928 Resigned
  _MILT	1914	England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom   [3, 8, 9]
  	2217, Corporal, 2/5 Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, 2nd Lt, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
  CA1915	27 Aug 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10]
  	Pte, 5th Battalion, Hants (T)
  Occupation	27 Aug 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10]
  	CC, Southampton
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [11]
  	Serving with His Majesty's Forces
  	Name: Ian F Mack Rank: TCA Employment: Serving with His Majesty's Forces Division: HQ Category: Temporary Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 4s 4d Note: Pay as Commissioned Officer excees Civil Pay
  Left Ordnance Survey	14 Jan 1928  [7]
  	Register of Staff, Resigned
  RoS Last Entry	14 Jan 1928  [7]
  	Resigned
  Departure	Apr 1941	Colombo, Sri Lanka   [1]
  Arrival	19 May 1941	Glasgow, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	Between 1946 and 1951	Sri Lanka
  	20th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
  	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._F._Wilson
  Departure	13 Oct 1947	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2]
  Arrival	Nov 1947	Colombo, Sri Lanka   [2]
  Name	Ian Froome Mack  [7, 11]
  _EMPLOY	2 Jan 1950	Sri Lanka
  	Surveyor General, Award of CBE
  Person ID	I49131	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry James MACK,   b. 27 Mar 1861, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 16 Jan 1925, 117, Festing Grove, Southsea, Hampshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Anne MACK,   b. 1860, Boxford, Berkshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ian Froome Wilson was born Ian Froome Mack in Southampton on 2nd December 1896. After schooling at Christ Hospital School, Horsham he joined Ordnance Survey on 1st July 1912. Ian was following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who were engraver and draughtsmen at Ordnance Survey. After service in WW1 where he was awarded the Military Cross, he returned to Ordnance Survey. Record show he was seconded from Ordnance Survey to the Surveyor Generals Office, Ceylon. He resigned from Ordnance Survey in January 1928 to take an appointment in Ceylon. Ian was appointed CBE in the 1950 New Years Honours. He changed his name to Ian Froom Wilson by deed poll.

  
  

• Sources

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