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).
Reference request from The Rover Company for a job applicant, with internal notes regarding the search for their employment record.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0171 | |
| Date | 20th January 1937 | |
| 1091 Asst. Tester. Commenced R.R. 4.10.36. Left the company 29.1.37. TELEPHONE 8081 (7 LINES). TELEGRAMS: ROVER, "COVENTRY". SBW:ME. THE ROVER COMPANY LTD. COVENTRY, ENG. January 20th 1937 W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby. Dear Robotham, Somebody by the name of F.C.G. Wix, 118 Kingsbridge Avenue, Ealing, has applied to us for a job and says he was assistant to the Experimental Department at Rolls-Royce. I would be grateful if you could tell me anything about him. Yours sincerely, S.B.Wilks. Miss Peace. Believe he was here about eight years ago as my assistant. See if you can locate him in the records. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||