Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Frank Somers

From Graces Guide

Frank Somers (1882-1965)


1965 Obituary[1]

"We regret to record the death, on June 17, of Mr Frank Somers, former chairman of Walter Somers Ltd., Halesowne, Birmingham. Mr. Somers, who was born on July 6th 1882 joined the family firm of forgemasters in 1898, and spent the whole of his working life there. He became chairman of the company in 1954, and retired from active management in 1958."


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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1965/07/09