Wallace Douglas Hawkes
Wallace Douglas Hawkes (11 September 1893 – 2 August 1974) was a British motor car designer, businessman and racing driver. He was born in Barton, Gloucestershire, and died, aged 80, in Athens, Greece.
1893 Born the son of Gilbert Francis Hawkes
1911 Living at 9 Godolphin Road, Shepherds Bush: Wallace D. Hawkes (age 17 born Bristol), Motor Engineering Student. With his mother, brother and two sisters.[1]
1917 Married at Hammersmith to Doris Harbon Martin
1934 Wallace Douglas Hawkes Man. Dir. Automobiles Derby, 27 Boulevard de Courbevoie, Seine, France. B. 11 September 1889 (sic), Bristol. Ed.: St. Paul's; apprntcd. Legros and Knowles Ltd.; Iris Cars, Ltd. Car.: consulting automobile engineer until 1924, since when resident in France. Int.: motor racing, experimental work.
1939 Consulting Automobile Engineer and Owner of Car Factory in France, ow.. and Manager of Machine Shop Car Tun..., lived in Cobham, with Gwenda M. Hawkes, Racing Car Driver, Works Man... of Car Factory in France, Managing Director of Piston F.... [2]