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George Neilson Klee (1903-1944) | |||
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'''1946 Obituary <ref> [[1946 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | '''1946 Obituary <ref> [[1946 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | ||
GEORGE NEILSON KLEE was born in 1903 and received his technical education in mechanical engineering at the Northampton Polytechnic. After the completion of a nine years' apprenticeship with [[Farrow and Jackson|Messrs. Farrow and Jackson, Ltd.]], brewers' engineers, London, in 1928, he was appointed chief draughtsman at the Letchworth works of [[L. Lumley and Co|Messrs. L. Lumley and Company, Ltd.]], brewery engineers, but two years later he accepted a similar position with [[Multifillers|Messrs. Multifillers, Ltd]]. | |||
In 1933 he became works engineer at the Mitcham branch of [[W. J. Bush and Co|Messrs. W. J. Bush and Company]], manufacturing chemists, with responsibility to the works manager for the design and reconstruction of plant and buildings. After holding this position for seven years his services were lent by that firm to the [[Ministry of Supply]] and during the next two years he acted as senior mechanical engineer of the propellant planning department at Wrexham, being solely responsible to the chief engineer for the mechanical design of cordite factories. He then returned to Messrs. Bush as chief engineer and was holding this appointment at the time of his death, which occurred on 30th November 1944. | |||
Mr. Klee was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1936. | |||
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George Neilson Klee (1903-1944)
1946 Obituary [1]
GEORGE NEILSON KLEE was born in 1903 and received his technical education in mechanical engineering at the Northampton Polytechnic. After the completion of a nine years' apprenticeship with Messrs. Farrow and Jackson, Ltd., brewers' engineers, London, in 1928, he was appointed chief draughtsman at the Letchworth works of Messrs. L. Lumley and Company, Ltd., brewery engineers, but two years later he accepted a similar position with Messrs. Multifillers, Ltd.
In 1933 he became works engineer at the Mitcham branch of Messrs. W. J. Bush and Company, manufacturing chemists, with responsibility to the works manager for the design and reconstruction of plant and buildings. After holding this position for seven years his services were lent by that firm to the Ministry of Supply and during the next two years he acted as senior mechanical engineer of the propellant planning department at Wrexham, being solely responsible to the chief engineer for the mechanical design of cordite factories. He then returned to Messrs. Bush as chief engineer and was holding this appointment at the time of his death, which occurred on 30th November 1944.
Mr. Klee was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1936.