Andrews, Roland Stuart

 Person: id 4904
University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Andrews
Given name(s)
Roland Stuart
Initials
R.S.
Gender
Male
Start date
1916
Combined start dates
1916
Survived
Survived WWI
OCRd book entry or other narrative
Sci III., His surname and initials are listed in the back of the Book of Remembrance as a member of the Company who volunteerd for active service with the A.I.F., but was classified medically unfit.
Visible notes
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, assisted by researchers at the University of Melbourne, he investigated two German processes for the gasification of brown coal before concluding that neither was suitable for use with Victorian brown-coal briquettes. On the outbreak of World War II Andrews and his team were called upon to conduct war-related research for the Ministry of Munitions and the Director of Explosives Supply. From ADB entry
Internal notes
War related research for Ministry of Munition ADB9364, not on Nom Roll
ADB Entry ID
9364
WWI
Yes
Basic Information needed
No
Flag BoR OCR text
No
SourceInfo
UniComp
Source Details text
Beyond 1914 note from ADB
UniCompDegree
Science III.
UniCompStatus
NonCombMedUnfit
 
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