Frederick William Lewis
Frederick William Lewis
1922 M.I.Mech.E., " Cliftonville," Wellington Road, Eltham, S.E.9. Ed. at Holy Trinity Schools, Plaistow, and Bow and Bromley Institute, Thames Engineering Co. Science Classes, and under private tuition. Served apprenticeship at Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co., Blackwall; afterwards foreman of the shops. Finally had charge of all plant, also pattern shop and brass and iron foundries, i8i years; Chief of Production, British Thomson-Houston Co., Rugby, 4 years. The first two and a half years being engaged in preparation of the factory and organizing for manufacture. With Ruston, Proctor and Co. (later Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.) as Assistant Works Manager, and after filling that position for two years then appointed Works Manager, which he held until the firm amalgamated with Hornsby, Ltd., then promoted to Production Engineer for the whole of the Company's Works, now Works Manager and Engineer of General Electric Company's Works at Erith.