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 Register of Students Admitted 1871-1906 - REIC Coopers Hill
| Date transcribed | 2012-05-21 | | Transcribed by | Robert Charnock | | Comment | Vol 1 F.W. Abbatt to RHE Hutton-Squire.
At a meeting of the Coopers Hill Society in 1959 the lack of any biographical record of students admitted to the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, was discussed. This register is an attempt to complete a record. It may be regarded as an appendix to: A Short History of the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, by J.G.P. Cameron, C.I.E., issued by the Coopers Hill Society for private circulation in 1960.
The names of the students admitted have been taken from the calendars published annually by authority and preserved in the library of the India Office, Whitehall. The biographical details have been compiled mainly from information in the magazines mentioned on page 28 of Camerons History.
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 | Surname | VARVILL | | | Given names | Michael Noel | | | Awards | MC, OBE, M.I.C.E. | | | Birth | 10 November 1882, at York | | | Marriage | 16 August 1913 | | | Death | 27 January 1968, at St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester | | | Wifes name | Kate | | | Wifes fathers name | John Shearman, of Hampstead | | | Fathers name | Eldest son Michael Varvill, of York | | | Children | 3 sons | | | Primary Education | Highgate Grammar School | | | Term at CH | 1900-03 | | | Academic achievements | Passed for the Indian Public Service | | | Career | Posted to State Railways, on which he served until 1924, ending with 5 years as executive engineer Karachi. | | | Military & War Service | War service WW1 as temporary Capt. Royal Engineers on military railways with Indian Expeditionry Force 'B' in E. Africa 1914-17. Awarded MC. In WW2 Pioneer Corps (Lieut. to Acting Major) 1940-41 and then as temporary Lieut. Col R.E. In War Office 1941-45 as assistant director transportation (Railway construction and maintenance Board) Awarded OBE. | | | Retirement | Retired 1926 | | | Other | Chief engineer Rhodesia Railways 1925-35. Burser Gordonstoun School, Morayshire 1936-39. Residence Harbour Cottage, West Wittering, Chichester, Sussex | | | Ref | Obit notice Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Oct 1968, gives further details |
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The Royal Indian Engineering College (RIEC) was established at Coopers Hill, Surrey, England in 1870 to train Civil Engineers for the Indian Public Works Department.
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