Person

Holmes, Kenneth Edwin (1914 - 1994)

Born: 1914
near Birmingham, England
Died: 12 November 1994
Occupation: Food scientist and Chemist

Summary

Kenneth Holmes was Chief Chemist of Cadbury's laboratory at Claremont, Tasmania 1953-1979.

Details

Born near Birmingham, England, 1914. Died 12 November 1994. Educated University of London (BSC 1934). British Government Customs and Excise Laboratories 1934-36, Royal Artillery from 1936, active service in World War II, Army of Occupation in Europe, laboratory, Cadbury's, Bourneville, Warwick, England ca 1947-53, chief Chemist, Cadbury's, Claremont, Tasmania 1953-79. Chairman, Food Technology Association of Australia, President, Tasmanian branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1957-59.

Published resources

Resources

'Holmes, Kenneth Edwin (1914-19941112)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477158. Details

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Created: 4 September 1997, Last modified: 15 December 2008

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