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).
Note discussing the details of a fatal accident involving a man named Butler after his car departed from Paris.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M10\ img042 | |
| Date | 31th May 1920 | |
| To "HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}" from "Pe". X4199 PaS/IL.31.5.20 HSs/LG29.5.20 Thanks for your note. It is difficult for me to describe how we in Paris feel about the accident. Butler was a fellow we all liked and I imagine him to have been one of your most promising men. I believe the car left Paris immediately after lunch at 2 p.m. or soon after, and the accident happened at 4.30 approx. The papers give this time. The distance from Paris is about 113 kms and 15 kms from Amiens on the Paris, Chantilly, Creil, Amiens, road. We had made arrangements for the car to cross over by the following mornings boat 11.55 a.m. There does not appear to be any reason for hurrying to Boulogne. "Pe". Ps | ||