David Martin Anderson
David Martin Anderson (1880- )
1922 C.B.E., Mechanical Civil and General Engineer, Dalmarnock Iron Works, Glasgow. D. A.: "Tay, Glasgow." b. 1880. Ed. Glasgow High School and West of Scotland Technical College. Apprenticed with A. J. Inglis, Engineer and Shipbuilder, Glasgow, and later with Sir Thomas Richardson and Sons, Hartlepool, in their scientific office. Chief Assistant Engineer, Vickers, Sons and Maxim, Sheffield; Managing Director, Heavy Stampings, Ltd., Middlesbrough; Chief Engineer for Cammell, Laird and Co., Ltd., Sheffield and Penistone. Director, Sir William Arrol and Co., Ltd., Glasgow. Member of the Iron and Steel Institute and Engineers and Shipbuilders, Scotland; Cleveland Iron Steel and Institute; Sheffield Engineers. Chief Works: Laying out and equipping steel works; plant complete and designing, laying out and equipping complete the Nottingham National projectile factory. Clubs: Devonshire, London; Conservative, Glasgow. War Services.— Deputy Director-General of Guns and later Controller of forgings,castings and stampings, Ministry of Munitions, Admiralty, and Air Board. Awarded a C.B.E. ands also a Knight of the Crown of Italy.