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Leonard Dent Millar

Journalist & Founder of The Redditch Society

Born in Newant, Gloucestershire, he was the founder
member of the Redditch Society. He was a reporter
for the Redditch Indicator and joined the army from
1940 for three years. After the war he worked for
High Duty Alloys and returned to the Indicator as its
Editor from 1946 to 1951.

1916 - 2001

Photograph Awaited

Source/Researched by: Brian Stallard

The Redditch Indicator Co. Ltd. printing works at Redditch Society Membership Card for 1946/7
the top of Easemore Road. (Source: Brian Stallard)

(Source: Images in RLHS Archives)

Life and Times of Leonard Dent Millar

Leonard Dent Millar was born in Redditch 27 June 1916 to Robert Millar (1876 - 1954)
and Isabel Emms (1882 - 1973) (with grand parents Robert Millar (1843 - 1912) and
Julie Ann Dent (1845 - 1925)). Between 1930 and 1940 he was employed by the
Redditch Indicator as a journalist. It was during this time that he and two friends, Dennis
Treadgold and Graham Morgan, discussed the existence of the Redditch Scientific
Institute (formed in 1850) to promote science and literature with the aim of restarting
the meetings. Nothing happened - impending war loomed on the horizon.

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