List of Rolls-Royce personnel codes
The Rolls-Royce company used an internal list of personnel shortcodes to identify its senior engineers and designers. These were usually based on a shortened form of the surname, later the initials. Such codes appeared on technical drawings and internal memos. The identities behind these codes represent an important part of the company history, especially during the period of intense development immediately before and during World War II.
Name | Code | |
---|---|---|
Ray Dorey | Dor | [1][2] |
Tony Dunwel | Dnl | [3] |
J Ellor | Lr | Carburettor and inlet system designer of the Goshawk[4] |
William Gill | WG | Financial Director [5] |
Len Hall | LBH | Assistant Design Engineer to Lovesey on the Kestrel[6] |
R W Harvey-Bailey | By | [7] [4] |
Lionel Haworth | LH | [8] |
Ernest Hives | Hs | [9] |
Stanley Hooker | SGH | [3] |
Mick Hoolahan | Hln | Patents Manager at Derby, c. 1960[10] |
Adrian Lombard | Lom | [11] |
Cyril Lovesey | LOV | [1][3] |
Sir Denning Pearson | Psn | Chief executive and Chairman, c. 1970 [12] |
A J Rowledge | Rg | [1] |
Henry Royce | R | [1] |
Arthur Rubbra | Rbr | [1][3] |
Geoff Wilde | GLW | [3] |
Harry Wood | Wd | Engineer on the development of sleeve valve compression ignition engines[13] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Designer Remembers, p. 7.
- ↑ Merlin in Perspective, p. 20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Merlin 100 Series, p. 135.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Designer Remembers, p. 90.
- ↑ Rateau Patents, p. 15.
- ↑ A Designer Remembers, p. 45.
- ↑ Merlin in Perspective, pp. 21–22.
- ↑ Rolls-Royce Dart, p. 12.
- ↑ Merlin in Perspective, p. 23.
- ↑ Rateau Patents, p. 7.
- ↑ Rateau Patents, p. 17.
- ↑ Rateau Patents, p. 22.
- ↑ Rolls-Royce Crecy, pp. 20,29.
Sources
- Pearson, Harry (1989). Rolls-Royce and the Rateau Patents. Technical Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 1.
- Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1983). The Merlin in Perspective. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 0-9511710-1-1. Nº 2.
- Rubbra, A.A. (1990). Rolls-Royce Piston Aero Engines - a designer remembers. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-00-7. Nº 16.
- Heathcote, Roy (1992). Rolls-Royce Dart. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-03-1. Nº 18.
- Harvey-Bailey, Alec; Piggott, Dave (1992). The Merlin 100 Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-03-1. Nº 19.
- Nahum; Foster-Pegg; Birch (1994). The Rolls-Royce Crecy. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-05-8. Nº 21.