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Before the war, Gaddum worked for the family firm H.T. Gaddum. The Gaddum family had been trading in textiles since 1826. During the war he was in the army but moved to become Chief
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in 1974. The family is still involved in the silk and textile industry. Gaddum & Gaddum Ltd. was founded in 2006, operating in
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