Harold William Sanders
Harold William Sanders (1880-1952)
1953 Obituary [1]
HAROLD WILLIAM SANDERS, who was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1915, was a design engineer for most of his career.
He received his general education at Southwell Collegiate Grammar School and his technical training at Nottingham University, Heriot Watt and Armstrong Colleges.
After serving an apprenticeship from 1896 to 1901 with Hawthorns and Company, Ltd., Leith, shipbuilders, he held a number of short appointments as engineer draughtsman to several firms, including the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, Ltd.
A brief engagement as senior boiler designer to William Doxford, shipbuilders, Sunderland, was followed in 1907 by three years as assistant engineer and draughtsman to Messrs. Merz and McLellan at Newcastle upon Tyne.
He then secured an appointment as senior draughtsman with the charge of the naval department for R. and W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Ltd., with which firm he remained for four years.
From 1914 to 1918 he found employment in the electricity departments of the corporations of Birmingham and Manchester as constructional engineer and chief draughtsman respectively.
After some experience as first-class engineer technical officer in the Admiralty Shipyard Labour Department he held a series of brief appointments. They included those of chief draughtsman to the Avon India Rubber Company, Ltd., and design engineer at Lots Road, Chelsea.
From 1933 until his retirement his many engagements in London consisted of work as a designer for a number of firms, including Messrs. Knapp and Bates, consulting engineers.
Mr. Sanders's death occurred on 28th March 1952 in his seventy-third year.