List of Rolls-Royce personnel codes

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.

Name	Code
Stanley Bull	SB	Late WWII, began work on planning for the post-war cars [1]
Calvert	Cal	Aero Service (aero-engine product support), early WWII [2]
F R Danby	Dy	[3]
Ray Dorey	Dor	[4] [5] [6]
Tony Dunwel	Dnl	[7]
James Ellor	Lr	Carburettor and inlet system designer of the Goshawk [8] Lead designer for supercharging up to 1928 [9]
Albert George Elliott	E	Chief Engineer, Aero Division [10]
Ivan Evernden	Ev	[11] (H. I. F. Evernden)
William Gill	WG	Financial Director [12]
Len Hall	LBH	Assistant Design Engineer to Lovesey on the Kestrel, [13] later the Merlin [14]
Ronnie Harker	Hkr	RAF 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 Hoolahan	Hln	Patents Manager at Derby, c. 1960 [20]
A J Lidsey	Lr	Development of sporting cars [21]
Adrian Lombard	Lom	[22] [23]
Cyril Lovesey	LOV	[4] [7] [24]
John Maddocks	Mx	[25]
John Morley	JM	Head of Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment [26]
Tom Nadin	Na	Involved with the development of the harmonic damper for the six-cylinder car, c. 1906. [27]
Sir Denning Pearson	Psn	Chief executive and chairman, c. 1970 [28] [29]
Eric Platford	EP	[30]
E W Punt	EWP	[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 Swift	Sft	Production Manager, Derby: early WWII [33]
Ivan Waller	IMW	[34]
Geoff Wilde	GLW	[7]
Harry Wood	Wd	Engineer on the development of sleeve valve compression ignition engines [35]

References

1. Sons Of Martha, p. 19.
2. Sons Of Martha, p. 10.
3. Sons Of Martha, p. 8, 23.
4. A Designer Remembers, p. 7.
5. Merlin in Perspective, p. 20.
6. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 51.
7. Merlin 100 Series, p. 135.
8. A Designer Remembers, p. 90.
9. A Designer Remembers, p. 18.
10. Sons Of Martha, p. 23,25.
11. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 29.
12. Rateau Patents, p. 15.
13. A Designer Remembers, p. 45.
14. Sons Of Martha, p. 14.
15. Sons Of Martha, p. 15.
16. Merlin in Perspective, pp. 21–22.
17. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 5.
18. Rolls-Royce Dart, p. 12.
19. Merlin in Perspective, p. 23.
20. Rateau Patents, p. 7.
21. A Designer Remembers, p. 13.
22. Rateau Patents, p. 17.
23. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 159.
24. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 39.
25. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 122.
26. Sons Of Martha, p. 112.
27. Royce and the Vibration Damper, p. 36.
28. Rateau Patents, p. 22.
29. Sons Of Martha, p. 25.
30. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 137.
31. Hives' Turbulent Barons, p. 99.
32. Rowbotham 1970, pp. 5, 17.
33. Sons Of Martha, p. 8.
34. Sons Of Martha, p. 6.
35. Rolls-Royce Crecy, pp. 20, 29.

Sources

• Clarke, Tom C. (2003). Royce and the Vibration Damper. Technical Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN   1-872922-18-X. Nº 6.
• Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1983). The Merlin in Perspective. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN   0-9511710-1-1. Nº 2.
• Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1989). The Sons Of Martha. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 14.
• Harvey-Bailey, Alec; Piggott, Dave (1992). The Merlin 100 Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN   1-872922-03-1. Nº 19.
• Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1992). Hives' Turbulent Barons. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 20.
• Heathcote, Roy (1992). Rolls-Royce Dart. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN   1-872922-03-1. Nº 18.
• Nahum; Foster-Pegg; Birch (1994). The Rolls-Royce Crecy. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN   1-872922-05-8. Nº 21.
• Pearson, Harry (1989). Rolls-Royce and the Rateau Patents. Technical Series. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Nº 1.
• Rowbotham, William Arthur (1970). Silver Ghosts and Silver Dawn. London: Constable. p. 17.
• Rubbra, A.A. (1990). Rolls-Royce Piston Aero Engines - a designer remembers. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN   1-872922-00-7. Nº 16.