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Alan Lawrence Westbrook (1893-1941) | |||
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'''1940/41 Obituary <ref> [[1940/41 Institution of Automobile Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | '''1940/41 Obituary <ref> [[1940/41 Institution of Automobile Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | ||
Alan Lawrence Westbrook was born in 1893. | |||
In 1928 he became Assistant Sales Manager to General Motors Near East, and was later Sales Manager in charge of sales and service in Egypt, Sudan, Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Iraq and Iran. | |||
He then joined [[Morris-Commercial|Morris Commercial Cars]] and became General Manager in Bucharest and later in Warsaw. | |||
In 1933 he returned to England as Service Manager with the same firm at Birmingham, becoming General Utilities Manager in 1935. | |||
He served during the present war as Captain, and later as Colonel, when he was appointed to a special mission for the War Office. | |||
He was killed in a flying accident in August, 1941, at the age of 48. | |||
He was elected a Member in 1939. | |||
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'''1941/42 Obituary <ref> [[1941/42 Institution of Automobile Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | '''1941/42 Obituary <ref> [[1941/42 Institution of Automobile Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 9 July 2015
Alan Lawrence Westbrook (1893-1941)
1940/41 Obituary [1]
Alan Lawrence Westbrook was born in 1893.
In 1928 he became Assistant Sales Manager to General Motors Near East, and was later Sales Manager in charge of sales and service in Egypt, Sudan, Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Iraq and Iran.
He then joined Morris Commercial Cars and became General Manager in Bucharest and later in Warsaw.
In 1933 he returned to England as Service Manager with the same firm at Birmingham, becoming General Utilities Manager in 1935.
He served during the present war as Captain, and later as Colonel, when he was appointed to a special mission for the War Office.
He was killed in a flying accident in August, 1941, at the age of 48.
He was elected a Member in 1939.
1941/42 Obituary [2]