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[[GEC]] acquired the [[Marconi Company]] in 1968 to form [[GEC-Marconi]]. The Marconi brand was used for its defence businesses e.g. [[Marconi Space & Defence Systems]] (MSDS) and Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (MUSL). In 1998 GEC-Marconi was renamed [[Marconi Electronic Systems]] (MES).<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
 
[[GEC]] acquired the [[Marconi Company]] in 1968 to form [[GEC-Marconi]]. The Marconi brand was used for its defence businesses e.g. [[Marconi Space & Defence Systems]] (MSDS) and Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (MUSL). In 1998 GEC-Marconi was renamed [[Marconi Electronic Systems]] (MES).<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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==Premature deaths==
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[[Joël van der Reijden]] lists many [[premature death]]s associated with GEC-Marconi:<ref>http://www.isgp.nl/ISGP_death_list#marconi</ref>
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===1982===
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* [[Keith Bowden]] - Single car traffic accident
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===1983===
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* [[Anthony Godley]] - Disappeared
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===1985===
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* [[Roger Hill]] - Suicide with shotgun
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* [[Jonathan Walsh]] - Fall from hotel window in Africa
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===1986===
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* [[Vimal Dajibhai]] - Suicide by driving from bridge
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* [[Arshad Sharif]] -  Suicide by tying a rope around his neck and to a tree and then driving off at maximum speed
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===1987===
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* [[Richard Pugh]] -  Found bound with rope and a plastic bag over his head: suicide.
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* [[Avtar Singh-Gida]] - Survived but missing for months; found back in the Paris red light district without knowing how he got there.
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* [[Dr. John Brittan]] - Carbon monoxide poisoning in his home garage
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* [[David Skeels]] - Carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose pipe connected to his car exhaust
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* [[Victor Moore]] - Drug overdose.
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* [[Peter Peapell]] - Carbon monoxide poisoning in his home garage
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* [[David Sands]] - Crashed his car with additional fuel cans in a cafeteria
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* [[Stuart Gooding]] - Car crash on Cyprus with lorry.
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* [[David Greenhalgh]] - Jumped from railway bridge; survived for a few days, but had no idea how or why he jumped
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* [[George Kountis]] - Drowned after car entered water; sister skeptical of death
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* [[Shani Warren]] - Drowned in 18 inches of water
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* [[Mark Wisner]] - Found at home with plastic bag and cling film around his head
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* [[Michael Baker]] - Single car traffic accident
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* [[Frank Jennings]] - Heart attack (age 60)
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===1988===
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* [[Russell Smith]] - Fall from cliff
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* [[Trevor Knight]] - Carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose pipe connected to his car exhaust
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* [[Alistair Beckham]] - Found electrocuted in his shed with wires connected to his body and a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth
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* [[Peter Ferry]] - Found electrocuted in his company flat with electrical leads in his mouth
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* [[Andrew Hall]] - Carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose pipe connected to his car exhaust
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Revision as of 11:36, 12 October 2015

Group.png Marconi Electronic Systems  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
HeadquartersChelmsford, England
Type•  commercial
•  military

GEC acquired the Marconi Company in 1968 to form GEC-Marconi. The Marconi brand was used for its defence businesses e.g. Marconi Space & Defence Systems (MSDS) and Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (MUSL). In 1998 GEC-Marconi was renamed Marconi Electronic Systems (MES).[1]

Premature deaths

Joël van der Reijden lists many premature deaths associated with GEC-Marconi:[2]

1982

1983

1985

1986

  • Vimal Dajibhai - Suicide by driving from bridge
  • Arshad Sharif - Suicide by tying a rope around his neck and to a tree and then driving off at maximum speed

1987

  • Richard Pugh - Found bound with rope and a plastic bag over his head: suicide.
  • Avtar Singh-Gida - Survived but missing for months; found back in the Paris red light district without knowing how he got there.
  • Dr. John Brittan - Carbon monoxide poisoning in his home garage
  • David Skeels - Carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose pipe connected to his car exhaust
  • Victor Moore - Drug overdose.
  • Peter Peapell - Carbon monoxide poisoning in his home garage
  • David Sands - Crashed his car with additional fuel cans in a cafeteria
  • Stuart Gooding - Car crash on Cyprus with lorry.
  • David Greenhalgh - Jumped from railway bridge; survived for a few days, but had no idea how or why he jumped
  • George Kountis - Drowned after car entered water; sister skeptical of death
  • Shani Warren - Drowned in 18 inches of water
  • Mark Wisner - Found at home with plastic bag and cling film around his head
  • Michael Baker - Single car traffic accident
  • Frank Jennings - Heart attack (age 60)

1988

  • Russell Smith - Fall from cliff
  • Trevor Knight - Carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose pipe connected to his car exhaust
  • Alistair Beckham - Found electrocuted in his shed with wires connected to his body and a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth
  • Peter Ferry - Found electrocuted in his company flat with electrical leads in his mouth
  • Andrew Hall - Carbon monoxide poisoning with a hose pipe connected to his car exhaust


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