Frederick Russell Tunks

Dr. Frederick Russell Tunks (c1869-1937) of British Carbocite Smokeless Fuel and Tar Residuals

1937 Died.

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1937 Obituary.

Dr. Frederick Russell Tunks. who died at his residence. Old Forge Cottage, Crockham Hill, on Tuesday, at the age of 69, was manager of Tonbridge Powder Mills during the whole of the war period, when he was engaged upon important research work in connection with explosives.

A son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Tunks, Dr. Tunks spent his early life Blackheath, where he was educated at what was then the Blackheath Proprietory School. From Blackheath he went to the Continent, where he took his degree as a doctor of chemistry at Freiburg University. Specialising in explosives, he became manager of various factories — firstly at Chllsworth, Guildford, where he remained until 1908, then in North Wales, and finally at Tonbridge, where he went in 1912, to remain about ten years.

After leaving Tonbridge Dr. Tunks became a director of various companies in the City — notably Tar Distillers and Roadstone Manufacturers — and was also technical adviser to them. He was technical adviser to Roadstone Manufacturers until the time of his death. During the period of his City career he lived in the Sevenoaks district — at Ide Hill, Wildernesse, Sevenoaks and Crockham Hill in turn — but took little part in public life. He is survived by his widow, one son and one daughter. Cremation took place privately at Charing, Kent, yesterday (Thursday).

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