Alfred Henry Kell
Alfred Henry Kell (1858-1919)
1919 Obituary [1]
ALFRED HENRY HELL was born at Woolwich on 24th October 1858, and received his general education at the Woolwich Arsenal schools.
In 1874 he began an apprenticeship of seven years at Woolwich Arsenal, and on its completion he went to Venezuela as fitter on the Bolivar Railway. Four years later he became foreman of the running shed on the same railway, subsequently becoming general foreman of the fitting shop and running shed.
In 1898 he returned to England and worked as a mechanic at Woolwich Arsenal for three years, after which he again went to Venezuela as works foreman at the La Guaira Harbour Works, being subsequently appointed engineer to the Harbour Corporation.
This position he held until his death, which took place at Curacao, West Indies, on 25th March 1919, in his sixty-first year.
He was elected a Member of this Institution in 1917.