From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Weekly return of petrol used by departmental private cars and transport vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\3\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 30th April 1942 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}4/OH.30.4.42. Further to your memo Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}5/DK.30.3.42. instructing a weekly return of the petrol used by our departmental private cars and transport vehicles. We are this week including also the petrol used by private cars belonging to the personnel of the Clan Foundry. This is being done because three of our small cars were out of action last week and persons who are entitled to use their cars on company's business were asked to do so to enable our job to carry on. Also in future our list of private cars will only contain those actually in service at the Clan Foundry and will not include 2.B.50 Stored at Shardlow 4.B.50 " " " 1.R.1. " " " 30.G.VII Used solely by the Transport Department. 10.B.V. Loaned to Officer Commanding Bomber Command. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||