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RICHARD GORDON JONES was born in 1896 and apprenticed to the [[Imperial Typewriter Co|Imperial Typewriter Company]] at Leicester from 1913 to 1915. He then enlisted and, after serving with the B.E.F., was employed in the workshops of [[Cammell, Laird and Co|Messrs. Cammell Laird]] at Birkenhead from 1917 to 1918. | RICHARD GORDON JONES was born in 1896 and apprenticed to the [[Imperial Typewriter Co|Imperial Typewriter Company]] at Leicester from 1913 to 1915. He then enlisted and, after serving with the B.E.F., was employed in the workshops of [[Cammell, Laird and Co|Messrs. Cammell Laird]] at Birkenhead from 1917 to 1918. | ||
He then established a business for the manufacture of aero-engine parts. On completion of his contracts, he obtained a position, which he held from 1919 to 1926, with [[Elder | He then established a business for the manufacture of aero-engine parts. On completion of his contracts, he obtained a position, which he held from 1919 to 1926, with [[Elder Dempster and Co|Messrs. Elder, Dempster and Company]] on the West Coast of Africa, as engineer-in-charge of a fleet of steam tugs and motor transport vehicles attached to the ports of Sekondi and Sierra Leone. In 1927 he became assistant engineer on the erection of the factory at Aintree, Liverpool, for the [[British Enka Artificial Silk Co|British Enka Artificial Silk Company]]. He was subsequently promoted to be chief engineer of the firm, and held that position until his death, which occurred on 17th September 1940, as a result of enemy action. | ||
Mr. Jones was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1930. | Mr. Jones was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1930. | ||
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Richard Gordon Jones (1896-1940)
1941 Obituary [1]
RICHARD GORDON JONES was born in 1896 and apprenticed to the Imperial Typewriter Company at Leicester from 1913 to 1915. He then enlisted and, after serving with the B.E.F., was employed in the workshops of Messrs. Cammell Laird at Birkenhead from 1917 to 1918.
He then established a business for the manufacture of aero-engine parts. On completion of his contracts, he obtained a position, which he held from 1919 to 1926, with Messrs. Elder, Dempster and Company on the West Coast of Africa, as engineer-in-charge of a fleet of steam tugs and motor transport vehicles attached to the ports of Sekondi and Sierra Leone. In 1927 he became assistant engineer on the erection of the factory at Aintree, Liverpool, for the British Enka Artificial Silk Company. He was subsequently promoted to be chief engineer of the firm, and held that position until his death, which occurred on 17th September 1940, as a result of enemy action.
Mr. Jones was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1930.