Louis John Le Mesurier
Louis John Le Mesurier (1882-1951)
1882 Born in County Cork[1], presumably son of Lieut-Colonel Frederick Augustus Le Mesurier R.E.
1906 His career began as an Engineer Lieutenant in Royal Navy
1911 Engineer Lieutenant, living in Gillingham, Kent[2]
Transferred to Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was in charge of Diesel Dept., constructing machinery for submarines.
1915 Married Kate R Bird in Newcastle[3]
1918 Living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Kate Renee Le Mesurier [4]
Spent some years with Sulzer during the development of their marine engines
1923 Eng-Lieut-Commander Le Mesurier wrote an article on the history of Diesel engines[5]
1939 Consulting Engineer, Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Britannic House, Finsbury Circus London, E.C.2.
1946 Married Alison Beakley or Greenwell in Cornwall[6]
1951 Died in Westerland Marland, Devon[7]