Walter Malcolm Skinner
Walter Malcolm Skinner (1900-1937)
1937 Obituary.[1]
Walter Malcolm Skinner, Associate Member, elected in March, 1937, was born in North Wales in 1900 and received his early education at the Shawland Academy, Glasgow. He commenced his engineering apprenticeship with the Caledonian Automobile Services, Ltd., in 1916. In 1918 he joined the Royal Flying Corps as a fitter, returning in 1919 to complete his apprenticeship.
From 1921 to 1929 he gained considerable experience in the maintenance of steam and petrol commercial vehicles whilst in charge of Clarkston's Garage. Joining the Running Dept, of the L.N.E.R., at Glasgow, in 1929, as a fitter he was subsequently made a Brake Inspector.
Mr. Skinner met his death in which occurred in a snowstorm December 10th, 1937.