Frederick Charles Cyril Morgan died on 7th August, 1960, at the age of 67. He had been in ill health for over a year.
Mr. Morgan was born in Brazil. He received his technical training at the Camborne School of Metalliferous Mining from 1910 to 1914, where he obtained a first-class Diploma, and took up the post of assistant instructor in surface and underground surveying at King Edward mine, Camborne. In April, 1915, he was appointed assayer at Redruth Tin Tailings Co., Ltd., Cornwall, but after a few months joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. and was commissioned in the Royal Engineers, Tunnelling Coys. He was on active service in France and was promoted lieutenant in August, 1917. Early in 1918 he was discharged from the army having suffered shellshock and a knee injury.
After working for some months as assistant to the manager of St. Asaph Zinc, Lead and Baryta Co., Ltd., in North Wales, Mr. Morgan worked temporarily as assistant supply officer (non-ferrous metals) with the Aircraft Production Department, Ministry of Munitions.
In December, 1919, he took up a six-months term of office as assistant surveyor and geologist with Trinidad Central Oilfields, Ltd., in the West Indies, returning in 1920 to London to the post of assistant assayer at the Royal Mint, where he remained until 1921. From 1922 to 1926 he worked as analytical chemist with the Gas, Light and Coke Co., Ltd., in Essex, and then joined the Mobil Oil Co., Ltd., in London as representative and later technical adviser, a post he held until his retirement in 1958. From 1940 to 1945 Mr. Morgan was also technical adviser to Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd.
Mr. Morgan was elected a Student of the Institution in 1914 and transferred to Associate Membership in 1921.
Vol. 71, Trans IMM 1961-62, p.247
