On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Henry Scott Manisty: 14th October Graduate 1904; Associate Member 1911. Assistant Engineer, Dundalk Iron Works. Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Died in Belguim. His 1917 obituary (below), states he died in France but we have been told he died of wounds during the Battle of Passchendaele near Ypres, Belgium. He is buried in Lijssenthoek … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. William Brasier Hall: 23rd September Graduate 1895; Member 1900. Engineer, HMS “Duncan”. Engineer Commander, Royal Navy, HMS “Venerable”. Served on the Belgian Coast and in the Persian Gulf. 1918 Obituary Engineer-Commander WILLIAM BRASIER HALL, R.N., was born at Leeds on 13th February 1875. His early education was received privately, after which he … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Archie McNicol Neilson: 9th August Graduate 1912. Apprenticed to William Simons & Co Ltd. Fourth Engineer Officer, Mercantile Marine, SS “Canara”. Drowned in Mediterranean. 1918 Obituary ARCHIE McNICOL NEILSON was born at Paisley on 18th May 1893. He was educated at the Public School and the Technical College, Paisley, and at the … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Leonard Herbert Wilson: 19th July Associate Member 1902. Resident & Constructional Engineer, Consolidated Main Reef Mines & Estates Co, Johannesburg. Captain, South African Infantry Corps, 8th Regiment. Served in the South African Campaign, also in German South-West Africa. Died in East Africa. New Zealand national. Institution First World War Honour Roll Members … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. George Alfred Manning: 18th July Graduate 1913. Pupil, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Works. 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Awarded: Victory Medal, British War Medal and Military Cross. 1918 Obituary Lieut. GEORGE ALFRED MANNING, M.C., R.E., was born in Calcutta on 29th May 1891. He was educated at St. Paul’s School, West … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Edward Vivian Morgan Crofton: 14th July Graduate 1912. Assistant, Dolby & Williamson Consulting Engineers. Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 61st Filed Company. Killed in action, France. Irish national. 1917 Obituary Lieut. EDWARD VIVIAN MORGAN CROFTON, R.E., was born in Dublin on 24th June 1889. He was educated privately and at Cheltenham College, after which … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Edgar Bradley Barrett: 11th July Associate Member 1916. Assistant Electrical Engineers, Power Station, Karteri, India. Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Killed in action. Note: date of death below is given as Jan 1918, the date quote in this list is from his war record. 1919 Obituary Lieut. EDGAR BRADLEY BARRETT, ME., was born … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Michael William Barstow: 3rd June Graduate 1915. Engineering Student, Municipal Technical College, Brighton. 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died in France. 1917 Obituary Lieut. MICHAEL WILLIAM BARSTOW, R.G.A., was born at Canterbury on 12th March 1897. He was educated at Littlehampton, at Dover College from 1911-13, and at the Municipal Technical College, … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
“Altogether the Buicks (the last model of ambulance they used, presumably supplied by the Americans) gave good service, but I shudder to think what would have happened had the war lasted another year. Two years would seem to be about the maximum with an American chassis over war time roads.” When we think of engineering and engineers in the context of war, normally we conjure … Continue reading FRIENDS AMBULANCE UNIT
On this day, 100 years ago an IMechE member was killed in action. Percy Towns Armstrong: 26th May Associate Member 1912. Engineer, Radiant Heating. Lieutenan, Royal Naval Air Service, King’s North Naval Air Station, HMS ”Queen Empress”. Accidentally killed in gas plant explosion. Note: IMechE Journal states that he died in an aeroplane accident, war record states explosion as does our obituary. 1917 Obituary Lieut. PERCY … Continue reading ON THIS DAY
