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Date (born / died)

Ripper, William

1905 - 1905

Twelves, John Anthony

1941 - 1996

Sparkes, Curtis A

1905 - 2002

Keith, George Frederick

1913 - 1970

Dowling, John

1924 - 1995

Bracegirdle, Brian

1933 - 2015

Lumb, Edna

1931 - 1992

Berry, Paul

1961 - 2001

Wainwright, Trevor Douglas

1922 - 2011

Chaloner, William Henry

1914 - 1987

Munro, Ian Hislop (Ph.D)

1935 - 2022

Prince, Harry Rodwell

1912 - 2008

Ainscow, George Frederick

1913 - 2013

Sharp, Colin

1953 - 2009

Warrington, Walter

1934 - 1999

Wilson, Anthony Howard

1950 - 2007

Willis, Stanley

1912 - 2002

Beevers, Cecil Arnold (DSc., FInstP; FRSE)

1908 - 2001
1917-1997, molecular biologist, British; English

Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery

1917 - 1997
1914-2002, chemist; molecular biologist, Austrian-born; British

Perutz, Max Ferdinand

1914 - 2002
British engineer and inventor of the fuel cell as used on the Apollo mission Service Modules. The same technology was also used for power and water on NASA's Space Shuttle.

Bacon, Francis Thomas

1904 - 1992
1909-1995, make-up artist, United Kingdom

Ashton, Roy

1909 - 1995
active 1956-1980s, manufacturer of die-cast toy vehicles, Swansea, Wales

Corgi Toys Limited

1956 - 1983
1962-1996, railway board, British

British Railways Board

1962 - 1996

Squires, John (Jack)

1923 - 2014
1908-1964, toy manufacturer, Liverpool, England, British

Meccano Limited

1908 - 1964
active 1948-1969, optical instrument maker (spectroscopes etc.), London, England

Hilger and Watts Limited

1948 - 1969
1915-1945, camera manufacturer, London

Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Company Limited

1915 - 1945

John Wood and Sons

1902 - 1949
1901-1940, medical instrument manufacturer, London, England

S Maw Son & Sons Limited

1901 - 1940
1948-1992, railway company regional authority, United Kingdom

British Railways, Western Region

1948 - 1992
1948-1992, railway company region, Scotland

British Railways, Scottish Region

1948 - 1992
1906-1971, car manufacturer; aero engine manufacturer, Derby; Bristol, England, British

Rolls-Royce Limited

1904 - 1973

Davies, E. Arnold

1905 - 1902
1923-1947, railway company, United Kingdom

London Midland & Scottish Railway Company

1923 - 1947
1969-2000, railway company, United Kingdom

British Rail

1962 - 2000
1923-1948, railway company, England

Southern Railway

1923 - 1948
1907-2002, crystallographer, Irish

Megaw, Helen Dick

1907 - 2002
1958-1978, railway company, Isle of Man

Manx Electric Railway Board

1958 - 1978
film laboratory, film processing company; 1924-2000; USA

Consolidated Film Industries

1924 - 2000
1933-1969, railway company, United Kingdom

Longmoor Military Railway

1933 - 1969
1914-1948, railway company, United Kingdom

North Devon & Cornwall Junction Light Railway

1914 - 1948
1902-1910, railway company, United Kingdom

Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway

1902 - 1910
1906-1922, railway company, United Kingdom

Lampeter, Aberayron & New Quay Light Railway

1906 - 1922
1905-1980, railway company, England, United Kingdom

Derwent Valley Light Railway

1905 - 1980
1947-1953, hotel executive, British

British Transport Commission Hotels Executive

1948 - 1953
1902-1930, railway company, England, United Kingdom

Chatham and District Light Railways

1902 - 1930
active 1950s-1960s, poster artist

Huveneers, Pieter

1925 - 2017
1904-1912, railway company, United Kingdom

Humber Commercial Railway & Dock Company

1904 - 1912
1902-1927, railway company, England, United Kingdom

Burton & Ashby Light Railway

1902 - 1927