Person Hadcock; Sir; Albert George (1861 - 1936); engineer Hadcock Albert George Sir engineer 1861 - 1936 British Male Nottinghamshire, England 22 March 1861 18610322 04/06/1936 19360604

Engineer Engineering Ballistics Career: Joined the Royal Artillery, becoming Quarter-Master and Honorary Second Lieutenant (1885); joined the staff of Sir W. G.Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., at Elswick Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne (1889) where he held positions of Proof Officer, Head of the Inspection Department, and Manager of the Gun Shops, and owing to his technical expertise assumed responsibility for the design and development of guns, gun mountings, shells, andfuzes, both for military and naval ordnance; Volunteer Officer Captain in the 1st Northumberland Artillery Volunteers (1889); Major commanding the 1st Northumberlad Battery (1898); Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 1st Northumberland R.G.A (1910-14); Military Member of the Northumberland Territorial Force Association Committee (1910-19); upon the death of Sir Andrew Noble, elected to the Board of Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd. (1915); later becoming Managing Director of Elswick Works; director of the new firm of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., and when Vickers Limited acquired the capital of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd, he was on the Board as Technical Consultant, holding the position until his death. Honours: KBE 1918 Spouse: Sibylla, youngest daughter of General J . W.Rideout, I.S.C (1889). Fellow 02/05/1918 57 Thomas Mather; Herbert Brereton Baker; Philip Watts; William Ernest Dalby; Dugald Clerk; Alexander Blackie William Kennedy; Robert Abbott Hadfield Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1936-1938 vol 2 pp 141-143, plate, by E H T D'Eyncourt International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1936.0010 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Hadcock%2C+Albert+George 22 Mar 1861 - 4 Jun 1936 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 05/06/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1707 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes f185ec42-2fb6-4246-acbf-715ff011a222