Sydney Yates
Sydney Yates of Matthews and Yates.
1927 Obituary
"The death occurred on the 5th inst. of Mr. Sydney Yates, of the firm of Matthews and Yates, Ltd., Swinton, at the age of thirty-three. Mr. Yates was educated at the Manchester Grammar School and Manchester College of Technology. He served his apprenticeship with Matthews and Yates, Ltd:, and ultimately became a director, being mainly responsible for research work and design. He was a member of the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers. He served throughout the war, first as a motor despatch rider and then as a lieutenant in the Signals."