Alfred Samuel Preston
From Graces Guide
Alfred Samuel Preston (1884-1944)
1943/44 Obituary [1]
Alfred Samuel Preston was born in 1884.
He was apprenticed with Bucknell, Monroe and Rogers, Ltd., General and Electrical Engineers.
In 1909 he joined Brazil, Straker and Co., Ltd., employed on testing, and as racing mechanic and demonstrator on the Continent and South America. In 1913 he became Superintendent of the Repair Department.
He served in the Forces from 1914 to 1919, and then rejoined his old firm as Superintendent of Light Car Experimental Department.
In 1921 he was appointed Branch Motor Engineer to the Anglo-American Oil Company, Ltd., at Exeter.
He died on 17th October, 1944, at the age of 60.
He was elected an Associate Member in 1927.
1946 Obituary [2]
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