Henry Augustus Dupré

From Dupré book:

Educated Miss Jackson’s Dame School, Sutton, Mr Holt’s School at Margate, and Merchant Taylors’ School, London. Then City and Guilds of London Technical College. [A.C.G.I.]

Went to Darmstadt to -study engineering, and after that worked for Armstrong’s at Whitworth, Newcastle, and went for them to Constantinople for 6 months. Early in 1912 worked for a short time at Neasden on the automatic signalling of Metropolitan trains.

Went to Canada 1912 as engineering teacher to Macdonald College, St. Annes, Belleville, Prov. Quebec. From 1913 worked for the Electric Standards Laboratory in Ottawa.

In 1915 he joined the Canadian Engineers and went to England; got a commission in the Royal Engineers, fought in France until 1917, when he lost a leg in the big retreat. Won M.C.

After the war he returned to the Electric Standards Laboratory, where he remained at least until 1941. He was a Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Married July 29, 1911 Gladys May Brewis of Newcastle-on-Tyne. No children. Died August 6, 1956 in Ottawa. Gladys died April 15,1968.

Lieutenant, 446th Northumberland Field Company, Royal Engineers. Awarded the Military Cross in 1919.

From: https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen40engi/transactionsofen4...

Henry Augustus Dupre, m.e.i.c, retired official of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, died in August, 1956.

Born in London, Eng., on September 6, 1877, Mr. Dupre studied civil and mechanical engineering at the Associate City and Guilds of London Institute, which is now London University. He also followed studies in Germany.

Beginning his engineering career in 1901 he was associated with the firm of Armstrong Whitworth and Company, Newcastle on Tyne, where he was in charge of the electrical testing department for a period of five years. He was also engaged for a time in perfecting the auto electric cab signalling system on the Great Central Railway.

In 1913 Mr. Dupre was appointed assistant to the chief engineer with the Department of Inland Revenue, Ottawa. However, he spent the war years overseas, returning to his duties at Ottawa in 1919 in the position of acting assistant director of electricity and gas inspection.

Elected a Member of the Canadian Committee of International Electro-Technical Commissions and the Incandescent Lamp sub-committee of Canadian English Standards Committee in 1920, he was also named assistant director of Electricity and Gas Inspection, with the Department of Trade and Commerce at that time.

Mr. Dupre joined the Institute in 1914 as an Associate Member and transferred to Member in 1920. He attained Life membership in 1944.