David Cinnamon died in Southern Rhodesia on 12th January, 1949, at the age of 60. Practically the whole of his career was spent in that country.
He began as a learner at Penhalonga and Rezende mines, rising during the ten years 1910-1920 to overseer and contractor. In 1922 he was engaged on contracting work on the Trans-Zambesi railway construction. He began his long association with London and Rhodesian Mining and Land Co., Ltd., in 1922, first as shift boss to the Sabiwa mine, and after 18 months took full charge of the Sultan mine.
He transferred in 1925 to the position of shift boss of the Cam and Motor mine, and two years later worked on the Fred mine. In November, 1927, he was made mine captain of Rezende mine, and held this position for ten years. He then took up the appointment of manager of the Beatrice Gold Mining Co., Ltd., but owing to ill health left in 1939 to take over King’s Daughter claims at Penhalonga, tributed from Rezende Mines, Ltd., on which he worked until his death. From 1939 to 1940 he was consulting engineer for Day Dawn mine.
Mr. Cinnamon was elected to Associateship of the Institution in 1940.
Vol. 59 ,Trans I.M.M. 1949-50, p. ?
