Hay Frederick Donaldson

Brigadier-General Sir Hay Frederick Donaldson

mechanical engineer

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He was born at Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, the first Premier of New South Wales. He was educated at Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Edinburgh and Zurich University.^[1]

Initially employed at the

Crewe, Cheshire, he worked on railway and harbour construction at Goa, India, from 1884 to 1887, and on Manchester Ship Canal from 1887 to 1891. He was Chief Engineer at London's India Docks from 1892 to 1897.^[1]

Alongside his latter two projects, he was based as Chief Mechanical Engineer at the

brigadier-general.^[1]

He was made CB in 1909 and promoted to KCB in 1911. He was president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1913 and 1914.

He was one of the advisers selected to accompany the

Orkney Islands. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Hollybrook Memorial at Southampton, Hampshire.^[3]

On 15 July 1884, he married Selina Beresford (1859–1938), daughter of Colonel

Marcus Beresford

MP. They had three children.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Donaldson, Hay Frederick (DNLT877HF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link]} Feature "Kitchener's Lost Staff".
^ [2] CWGC Casualty Record. Retrieved 26 February 2013

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Edward B. Ellington	President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1913–1914	Succeeded by William Unwin

Memorial is at HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON

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[VENN-1] "Donaldson, Hay Frederick (DNLT877HF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[kls-2] [1]^{[permanent dead link]} Feature "Kitchener's Lost Staff".

[cwgc-3] [2] CWGC Casualty Record. Retrieved 26 February 2013

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