Cosby Smallpeice

Cosby Donald Philipps Smallpeice (1896-1977)^[1] was an English engineer the founder of The Smallpeice Trust and the inventor of the Smallpeice Lathe.^[2]

Born the son of William and Cicely Smallpeice on March 23, 1896 in London he grew up in Felsted where he attended Felsted School. In He was to attend Cambridge University however with the start of World War I he enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps and attained the rank of captain by the time he was was severely gassed in 1917. In the year he spend recovering he taught himself technical drawing and after the war entered the profession as C Smallpeice, General Engineer.^[3]

References

1. ^ Penny Cottee. "Looking towards a bright future". Times Educational Supplement, 3/14/2003.
2. ^ Jean McLeish. "The green winds of change". Times Educational Supplement, 8/11/2006.
3. ^ "Roll of Honour", felstedremembers.uwclub.net. Dubiously reliable source, however it does cite many specific news articles.