List of Rolls-Royce personnel codes

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The Rolls-Royce company used an internal list of personnel shortcodes to identify its senior engineers and designers. These were usually based on a shortened form of the surname, later the initials. Such codes appeared on technical drawings and internal memos. The identities behind these codes represent an important part of the company history, especially during the period of intense development immediately before and during World War II.

NameCode
Stanley BullSBLate WWII, began work on planning for the post-war cars [1]
CalvertCalAero Service (aero-engine product support), early WWII [2]
F R DanbyDy [3]
Ray Dorey Dor [4] [5] [6]
Tony DunwelDnl [7]
James EllorLrCarburettor and inlet system designer of the Goshawk [8] Lead designer for supercharging up to 1928 [9]
Albert George Elliott EChief Engineer, Aero Division [10]
Ivan Evernden Ev [11] (H. I. F. Evernden)
William GillWGFinancial Director [12]
Len HallLBHAssistant Design Engineer to Lovesey on the Kestrel, [13] later the Merlin [14]
Ronnie Harker HkrRAF liaison pilot (WWII), heavily involved with development of the Merlin-engined Mustang, later executive [15]
R W Harvey-Bailey By [8] [16] [17]
Lionel Haworth LH [18]
Ernest Hives Hs [19]
Stanley Hooker SGH [7]
Mick HoolahanHlnPatents Manager at Derby, c. 1960 [20]
A J LidseyLrDevelopment of sporting cars [21]
Adrian Lombard Lom [22] [23]
Cyril Lovesey LOV [4] [7] [24]
John Maddocks Mx [25]
John MorleyJMHead of Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment [26]
Tom NadinNaInvolved with the development of the harmonic damper for the six-cylinder car, c. 1906. [27]
Sir Denning Pearson PsnChief executive and chairman, c. 1970 [28] [29]
Eric Platford EP [30]
E W PuntEWP [3]
W A Robotham Rm, known as Roy, engine designer WWII, developed Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine [31]
A J Rowledge Rg [4]
Henry Royce R [4]
Arthur Rubbra Rbr [4] [7]
Lord Herbert Scott L.H.S.Chairman, from c1937 [32]
Harry SwiftSftProduction Manager, Derby: early WWII [33]
Ivan Waller IMW [34]
Geoff Wilde GLW [7]
Harry WoodWdEngineer on the development of sleeve valve compression ignition engines [35]

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