Talk:Wallace Charles Devereux

New and conflicting information An important document has come to light bearing on the life of W C Devereux, namely the IMechE application form proposing him for membership. Here are its contents:

13,754, received 16 February 1920,

DEVEREUX, Wallace Charles, Engineer, Messrs. W. A.Walter and Co., Westminster, London, S.W.

Proposer:- H Langton Wood, A.M., Moscow.

Seconder:- Philip O. Penrose, A.M., London.

Supporter (personal knowledge):- Leslie H. Hounsfield, M.

Supporters (trustworthy information):- Arthur J. Rowledge, A.M. Henry J.Spooner, M.

Exempting Examination:- None, will take I.Mech.E. A.M. Exam.,April 1920; £2 2s rec'd.

Age 27, born 9 March 1893, Birmingham; verified by Birth Cert.

General Education:- Station Road Schools, Birmingham, 1898-1905;

Erdington High School, 1905-9,

Technical Education:- Birmingham School of Arts, 1909-12- Maths, Draw., Mach. Des. and Metall.

Apprenticeship (Age 16) :- 4 years, 1909-13; E. A. Wrigley and Co., Ltd. -mach. and fitting shops and d.o.,

Subsequent Career:- 1 year 8 months, 1913- Aug.1914; Draughtsman, W.W.Greener- gun, rifle and petrol engines.

6 months; Aug.1914- Feb. 1915; Army.

2 years 3 months, Feb.1915- May 1917 ; Chief Draughtsman and later Shop Supt., Aublet, Harry and Co., Ltd., Peterborough.(P.O.P)

11 months, May 1917- April 1918; Tool room Foreman,Hewlett and Blondeau. (P.O.P.)

1 year 4 months, April 1918- Aug. 1919; Tool Supt., The National Aireraft Factory No. 1. (P.O.P.)

6 months, Aug. 1919; Eng., W. A, Walter and Co., Westminster, and still in their employ. (H.L.W., P.O.P.)

Brief details of most important Mechanical Engineering work for which Candidate has been personally responsible:— Steering units, gear box units, aircraft engines, the tool des. and equipment of the National Aircraft Factory No.1.

11 years 2 months. TOTAL This information conflicts in the following two important respects with the information in the current article:- A Secondary education: Erdington High School, 1905-9, NOT King Edward's Grammar School Aston (these are and were quite different institutions).

B April 1918- Aug. 1919; Tool Supt., The National Aircraft Factory No. 1. NOT During World War I, while still in his early twenties, he was appointed to the post of Superintendent of National Aircraft Factory No. 1 (tool-shop superintendent NOT superintendent of the whole factory).

The existing entries in the main article are based on obituaries written in 1952 whereas the IMechE proposal form is dated 1920 and, by its nature, will have been carefully completed. Unless someone would like to put a contrary point of view, I propose to make corresponding corrections and additions to the main article later in October 2020.