Person

Holmes, Bruce Morell (1916 - 1954)

Born: 17 October 1916
Died: 2 April 1954
Occupation: Applied chemist

Summary

Bruce Holmes worked for the CSIR/O Building Materials Research Section, then the CSIRO Division of Building Research 1946-1954. At the time of his death he was Senior Principal Research Officer of the Division of Building Research. He was interested in the deterioration of building materials in hot climates.

Details

Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1937, MSc 1939). CSIR (work on use of charcoal for producer gas), Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory, Works Executive Officer, J. Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, sub-lieutenant, later lieutenant of the Anti-Submarine Branch, R.A.N.V.R. 1942-1945, CSIR/O Building Materials Research Section (later Division) 1946-1950, CSIRO Division of Building Research 1950-1954.

Related Corporate Bodies

CSIRO Division of Building Research [I], Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1971)
CSIRO Division of Building Research, Senior Principal Research Officer at his death

Date: 1946 - 1954

Related People

Holmes, Andrew Bruce (1943 - )
Bruce was Andrew's father
Holmes, Walter Morell (1883 - 1955)
Walter was uncle to Bruce

Published resources

Resources

'Holmes, Bruce Morell (19161017-19540402)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476650. Details

Rosanne Walker

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