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 174,128 pages of information and 250,321 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.

William Young Sandeman

From Graces Guide

William Young Sandeman, OBE, MC, BSc., M. Inst. C.E. (1890-1962)


1962 Obituary [1]

1890 Born February 3

1912 Graduated from Edinburgh University with a BSc. Engineering.

1915-1919 Served in the Royal Engineers and was awarded the Military Cross.

1928 Appointed District Engineer, Northern District, L.N.E.R., Thornton Junction.

1935 Appointed District Engineer, Western District, L.N.E.R., Glasgow.

1938 Became Assistant Engineer, L.N.E.R., King's Cross.

1941 Appointed Chief Engineer, Scottish Area, L.N.E.R., and also Engineer to the Forth Bridge Railway Company.

1948 Appointed as British Railways, Civil Engineer, Scottish Region.

1951 Retired.

1962 Died April 10.


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