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 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Donald Shipton Wood

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Donald Shipton Wood (1888- )

1922 Lieut. R.E., A.M.I.E.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, Summer Lane Generating Station, Electric Supply Department, Birmingham. T. A.: " Dynamo, Birmingham." T. N.: 4227 Central Birmingham. b. 1888; s. of H. R. Wood of Natal, South Africa. Ed. Bristol Grammar School, and Maritzburg College, Natal, South Africa. Pupil, Corporation Electric Supply, Department, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa and Natal Government Railways, South Africa; Birmingham Municipal Technical School, etc. City of Birmingham Electric Supply Department, Junior Engineer, 1909-10; Assistant Chemist and Testing Engineer, 1910-11; Shift Engineer, Chester Street Generating Station, 191I to outbreak of war; since war, Shift Engineer, Summer Lane Generating Station, and System Control Engineer 41 (68,66o K.W. ); after pupilship in Natal, and before coming to England, was Electrical Inspector on the outside distribution, Maritzburg Electric Supply. War Services.—August 4, 1914, to August 28, 1919, first in the ranks, and finally Lieutenant in a Field Company, Royal Engineers; service in Egypt, Salonika and France; still serving in Territorial Force, Royal Engineers, as Lieutenant.

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