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The Rolls-Royce company used an internal list of personnel shortcodes to identify its senior engineers and designers. These were usually based on a shortened form of the surname, later the initials. Such codes appeared on technical drawings and internal memos. The identities behind these codes represent an important part of the company history, especially during the period of intense development immediately before and during World War II.

Name Code
Stanley Bull SB Late WWII, began work on planning for the post-war cars[1]
Calvert Cal Aero Service (aero-engine product support), early WWII [2]
F R Danby Dy [3]
Ray Dorey Dor [4][5][6]
Tony Dunwel Dnl [7]
James Ellor Lr Carburettor and inlet system designer of the Goshawk[8] Lead designer for supercharging up to 1928[9]
Albert George Elliott E Chief Engineer, Aero Division [10]
Ivan Evernden Ev [11] (H. I. F. Evernden)
William Gill WG Financial Director [12]
Len Hall LBH Assistant Design Engineer to Lovesey on the Kestrel,[13] later the Merlin[14]
Ronnie Harker Hkr RAF liaison pilot (WWII), heavily involved with development of the Merlin-engined Mustang, later executive[15]
R W Harvey-Bailey By [8][16][17]
Lionel Haworth LH [18]
Ernest Hives Hs [19]
Stanley Hooker SGH [7]
Mick Hoolahan Hln Patents Manager at Derby, c. 1960[20]
A J Lidsey Lr Development of sporting cars [21]
Adrian Lombard Lom [22][23]
Cyril Lovesey LOV [4][7][24]
John Maddocks Mx [25]
John Morley JM Head of Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment[26]
Tom Nadin Na Involved with the development of the harmonic damper for the six-cylinder car, c. 1906. [27]
Sir Denning Pearson Psn Chief executive and chairman, c. 1970 [28][29]
Eric Platford EP [30]
E W Punt EWP [3]
W A Robotham Rm , known as Roy, engine designer WWII, developed Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine [31]
A J Rowledge Rg [4]
Henry Royce R [4]
Arthur Rubbra Rbr [4][7]
Lord Herbert Scott L.H.S. Chairman, from c1937 [32]
Harry Swift Sft Production Manager, Derby: early WWII [33]
Ivan Waller IMW [34]
Geoff Wilde GLW [7]
Harry Wood Wd Engineer on the development of sleeve valve compression ignition engines[35]

References

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  1. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 19.
  2. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 10.
  3. ^ a b Sons Of Martha, p. 8, 23.
  4. ^ a b c d e A Designer Remembers, p. 7.
  5. ^ Merlin in Perspective, p. 20.
  6. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 51.
  7. ^ a b c d e Merlin 100 Series, p. 135.
  8. ^ a b A Designer Remembers, p. 90.
  9. ^ A Designer Remembers, p. 18.
  10. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 23,25.
  11. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 29.
  12. ^ Rateau Patents, p. 15.
  13. ^ A Designer Remembers, p. 45.
  14. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 14.
  15. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 15.
  16. ^ Merlin in Perspective, pp. 21–22.
  17. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 5.
  18. ^ Rolls-Royce Dart, p. 12.
  19. ^ Merlin in Perspective, p. 23.
  20. ^ Rateau Patents, p. 7.
  21. ^ A Designer Remembers, p. 13.
  22. ^ Rateau Patents, p. 17.
  23. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 159.
  24. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 39.
  25. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 122.
  26. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 112.
  27. ^ Royce and the Vibration Damper, p. 36.
  28. ^ Rateau Patents, p. 22.
  29. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 25.
  30. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 137.
  31. ^ Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 99.
  32. ^ Rowbotham 1970, pp. 5, 17.
  33. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 8.
  34. ^ Sons Of Martha, p. 6.
  35. ^ Rolls-Royce Crecy, pp. 20, 29.

Sources

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  • Clarke, Tom C. (2003). Royce and the Vibration Damper. Technical Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-18-X. Nº 6.
  • Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1983). The Merlin in Perspective. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 0-9511710-1-1. Nº 2.
  • Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1989). The Sons Of Martha. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 14.
  • Harvey-Bailey, Alec; Piggott, Dave (1992). The Merlin 100 Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-03-1. Nº 19.
  • Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1992). Hives' Turbulent Barons. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 20.
  • Heathcote, Roy (1992). Rolls-Royce Dart. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-03-1. Nº 18.
  • Nahum; Foster-Pegg; Birch (1994). The Rolls-Royce Crecy. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-05-8. Nº 21.
  • Pearson, Harry (1989). Rolls-Royce and the Rateau Patents. Technical Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 1.
  • Rowbotham, William Arthur (1970). Silver Ghosts and Silver Dawn. London: Constable. p. 17.
  • Rubbra, A.A. (1990). Rolls-Royce Piston Aero Engines - a designer remembers. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 1-872922-00-7. Nº 16.
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