The Burnham Yacht Building Company
Malting Yard - Motorboat

by Paul N Brown

Effie Brown's favourite brother John was born in Kent in 1891. He would have been at Caister and Goldhanger prior to the family moving to Burnham in 1904.

His father, Coastguard John Veitch, paid £10 for his son's apprenticship with The Burnham Yacht Building Company in April 1907. A reciept was written out by the company boss Mr. H C Smith .

Tragically John was killed in the last few days of WWI having survived many horrors of the time.

Please let me know if you have any more information on Burnham Yacht Company or can identify any more people in the picture below. -

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1. John Veitch - Effie's favourite older brother
2. Mr. H C Smith - Boss of The Burnham Yacht Building Company.
3. Left group of people - Thought to show Coles brothers (both may have been killed in the war) as well as H C Smith and John Veitch .
4. Right group of people - No names known
5. Close up of new motorboat - No names known

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