Background
John Alfred Lawrence Billingham was born in 1868 in Newport, Monmouthshire, the son of Alfred Billingham, an accountant, and his wife Thomasine.
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He was educated at Bedford Modern School.
Career
In 1890 Billingham joined the staff of the Royal Engineers as a surveyor. He became Chief Inspector of Works at the War Office (1928-1933). He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 3 June 1931 and was a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London.
Billingham was interested in horticulture and photography.
Billingham died on 21 March 1955 in Surbiton, Surrey.
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1955 (aged 87)