Person
Morris, Edward Herbert Guy (Guy) (1884 - 1945)
- Born
- 19 June 1884
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 15 May 1945
Elwood, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer and Marine engineer
- Alternative Names
- Morris, Guy (Also known as)
Summary
Guy Morris was a chief engineer, for Australian Steamships Ltd (Howard Smith Co Ltd, managing agents), working the Australian coastal shipping service from Melbourne to Townsville, on the "Canberra". After he left the shipping trade he was lubricants engineer and a consultant for Shell Co. of Australia.
Details
Chronology
- 1910
- Life event - Married Florence Helen Fosbrook, Maryborough, Queensland
- c. 1910 - c. 1913
- Career position - Engineer, Walkers Ltd, Maryborough, Queensland
- 1913 - 1928
- Career position - Chief engineer, Howard Smith Co Ltd [Captain engineer, "Canberra"]
- 1914 - c. 1920
- Military service - First World War. Merchant Seaman, Engineer Captain, Royal Navy [On the "Canberra"?]
- 1928 - 1945
- Career position - Lubricants engineer and consultant, Shell Co. of Australia
- 1939 - 1941
- Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1944 - 1945
- Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Engineers
- 1945
- Buried - Cremated, Fawkner Memorial Park, Victoria
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Morris, E. H. G., 'Liquid fuel: its application, uses and advantages (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1933-1934 (1935), 14-34, 60. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24777. Details
- Morris, E. H. G., 'Progress in textiles (Presidential Address 1941)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1940-1941 (1941), 7-28. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24863. Details
- Morris, E. H. G., 'Precision in modern engineering (Presidential Address 1940)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1940-1941 (1941), 7-16. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24844. Details
- Morris, E. H. G., 'Heating by pressure: hot water (Paper)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1940-1941 (1941), 44-58. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24850. Details
- Morris, E. H. G., 'Australia's industrial war effort (Presidential address)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers 1942 (1943), 30-40. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24884. Details
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Created: 2 September 2025, Last modified: 3 September 2025