Henry Charles Lewis Edwards
Henry Charles Lewis Edwards (c1905-1940)
1940 Obituary.[1]
Henry Charles Lewis Edwards was tragically killed by enemy action in {censored} London {censored} in his 36th year. Mr. Edwards entered the service of the London and North Eastern Railway in November, 1920, at Doncaster, where he was a premium apprentice and pupil in the locomotive works.
In July, 1925, he was appointed Running Shed Foreman at Gateshead and later filled a similar position at Darlington, being transferred to King’s Cross as a Carriage and Wagon Assistant in May, 1927. Returning north in 1928 he became Assistant in the York Carriage and Wagon Works.
In March, 1932, he was posted to London again as Assistant Manager at the Stratford Carriage and Wagon Works, where he remained until January, 1937, when he returned to Doncaster as Assistant to the Locomotive Works Manager for a few months.
In August, 1937, he was appointed Manager of the Carriage and Wagon Works, Stratford, which position he held at the time of his unfortunate death. Mr. Edwards was elected a Member of this Institution in 1923.