John Gall
John Gall (c1868-1938)
1938 Obituary [1]
JOHN GALL was for forty-one years associated with the ocean-going steamships of the Nelson Line, owned by Messrs. H. and W. Nelson, Ltd. He was born in Aberdeen and studied engineering subjects at Gordon's College. He served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Somerville and Crombie, of Edinburgh, and in the Broadford Works of Messrs. Richards and Company, of Aberdeen.
Subsequently he joined Messrs. Nelson, and went to sea as junior engineer in their vessels. He rose to be chief engineer, and was later given a position on shore as senior engineer, in the interests of the firm, at the meat-freezing establishment at Las Palmas, Argentine Republic, where he was responsible for the construction of large refrigerating units.
From 1905 to 1910 he held the position of superintending engineer in London and Liverpool, and was then transferred to a similar appointment in Buenos Aires, where he took charge of the reconstruction of steamships and the installation of engines for Messrs. Nelson.
In 1931 he retired and subsequently returned to England, living at Edgware until his death, which occurred on 5th December 1937, in his seventieth year. He had been a Member of the Institution since 1912.