William Arthur Brickwell died in South Africa on October 26th, 1945, at the age of 34, after a period of illness.
He was a student at the Royal School of Mines from 1929 to 1933, and gained the A.R.S.M. in Mining.
After short periods as assayer and surveyor, he was employed for a year by East African Gold Areas, Ltd., on shallow-depth development of outlying gold properties in the Kakamega District of Kenya.
From July, 1935, he spent eleven months as technical assistant in the London office of Sir Robert Williams & Co., consulting mining engineers, and was afterwards assistant geologist at the Geita gold mine, Tanganyika. He returned to London in June, 1937, to take up the position of assistant resident engineer on underground railway construction for the London Passenger Transport Board, and in October, 1938, rejoined Geita Gold Mining Co., Ltd., as assistant mining engineer and geologist.
Mr. Brickwell served with the East African Forces during the war and was a. sergeant in the 55th E.A. Survey Company, 1st E.A. Survey Group. In May, 1945, he was seconded from the Army to take up the post of Inspector of Mines, Kenya.
Mr. Brickwell was elected to Associateship of the Institution in 1939.
Vol. 56, Trans I.M.M. 1946-7, p. 609
