Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,675 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Cecil Gordon Vokes

From Graces Guide

Cecil Gordon Vokes (1891-1961) A.M.I.Mech.E., M.S.A.E., A.M.I.Ae.E.

1891 Born

Woolston College, Southampton

1908-14 Apprenticed J. I. Thornycroft & Co

1914-16 Chief Inspector, Supermarine Aviation, Ltd.

1916 Chief Inspector, Fairey Aviation Co.

1916 Inspector, R.A.E., Engine Dept., Farnborough

1916-20 Chief Engineer, Alliance Aeroplane Co., Ltd. (Acton, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Lancaster and Liverpool Factories)

1920 formed own business C. G. Vokes

1936 Public company. Managing Director, Vokes, Ltd.

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