Born Kelso.
Structural engineer. Worked in shipbuilding and boiler design.
Died at a relative's house at Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey.
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Sir Harry Ricardo
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Sir Alfred Seale Haslam
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Wrekin
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Denis Johnson
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