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'''1905 Obituary <ref> [[1905 Institution of Electrical Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | '''1905 Obituary <ref> [[1905 Institution of Electrical Engineers: Obituaries]] </ref> | ||
HERBERT HENRY EDWARD HEATH died at Cape Town, | |||
November 27, 1904, at the age of 31. | |||
Mr. Heath was apprenticed to | |||
[[H. and J. Dale|Messrs. H. & J. Dale]], London, in 1889, and afterwards joined the | |||
[[Acme Electrical Works]] of Chalk Farm, N.W. | |||
His next post was shift | |||
engineer, and afterwards testing officer at the [[G.P.O. Telegraph Factory]], Mount Pleasant, from which position he removed to South | |||
Africa in 1896, being employed for two succeeding years on the staff | |||
of the Metropolitan District Engineer, Post Office Telegraphs, Cape Town. | |||
Subsequently he joined the De Beers Consolidated Mines, | |||
Kimberley, as electrical assistant, and remained with them until 1901. | |||
This period included the siege of Kimberley, when he took an active | |||
part in the work of defence. | |||
At the end of 1902, after recovering from | |||
a severe attack of fever, he rejoined the Post Office Service in Cape | |||
Town with the rank of inspector, which he held until his death. For a | |||
considerable time he was honorary secretary to the Cape Town Local | |||
Section, displaying therein the same keen interest which had marked | |||
his connection with the Institution. Mr. Heath was devoted to his | |||
profession, in which he had considerable attainments. His loss was | |||
universally regretted, both professionally and personally, by all who | |||
were brought in contact with him, and at his death a vote of condolence | |||
was passed by the Cape Town Local Section. | |||
Mr. Heath was elected | |||
an Associate Member of the Institution in 1900. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 5 June 2016
Herbert Henry Edward Heath (c1873-1904)
1905 Obituary [1]
HERBERT HENRY EDWARD HEATH died at Cape Town, November 27, 1904, at the age of 31.
Mr. Heath was apprenticed to Messrs. H. & J. Dale, London, in 1889, and afterwards joined the Acme Electrical Works of Chalk Farm, N.W.
His next post was shift engineer, and afterwards testing officer at the G.P.O. Telegraph Factory, Mount Pleasant, from which position he removed to South Africa in 1896, being employed for two succeeding years on the staff of the Metropolitan District Engineer, Post Office Telegraphs, Cape Town.
Subsequently he joined the De Beers Consolidated Mines, Kimberley, as electrical assistant, and remained with them until 1901. This period included the siege of Kimberley, when he took an active part in the work of defence.
At the end of 1902, after recovering from a severe attack of fever, he rejoined the Post Office Service in Cape Town with the rank of inspector, which he held until his death. For a considerable time he was honorary secretary to the Cape Town Local Section, displaying therein the same keen interest which had marked his connection with the Institution. Mr. Heath was devoted to his profession, in which he had considerable attainments. His loss was universally regretted, both professionally and personally, by all who were brought in contact with him, and at his death a vote of condolence was passed by the Cape Town Local Section.
Mr. Heath was elected an Associate Member of the Institution in 1900.