List of Rolls-Royce personnel codes


The Rolls-Royce company used an internal list of personnel shortcodes to identify its senior engineers and designers. These were usually based on a shortened form of the surname, later the initials. Such codes appeared on technical drawings and internal memos. The identities behind these codes represent an important part of the company history, especially during the period of intense development immediately before and during World War II.
NameCode
Stanley BullSBLate WWII, began work on planning for the post-war cars
CalvertCalAero Service, early WWII
F R DanbyDy
Ray DoreyDor
Tony DunwelDnl
J EllorLrCarburettor and inlet system designer of the Goshawk Lead designer for supercharging up to 1928
Albert George ElliottEChief Engineer, Aero Division
Ivan EverndenEv
William GillWGFinancial Director
Len HallLBHAssistant Design Engineer to Lovesey on the Kestrel, later the Merlin
Ronnie HarkerHkrRAF liaison pilot, heavily involved with development of the Merlin-engined Mustang, later executive
R W Harvey-BaileyBy
Lionel HaworthLH
Ernest HivesHs
Stanley HookerSGH
Mick HoolahanHlnPatents Manager at Derby, c. 1960
A J LidseyLrDevelopment of sporting cars
Adrian LombardLom
Cyril LoveseyLOV
John MaddocksMx
John MorleyJMHead of Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment
Tom NadinNaInvolved with the development of the harmonic damper for the six-cylinder car, c. 1906.
Sir Denning PearsonPsnChief executive and Chairman, c. 1970
Eric PlatfordEP
E W PuntEWP
W A RobothamRm
A J RowledgeRg
Henry RoyceR
Arthur RubbraRbr
SwiftSftProduction Manager, early WWII
Ivan WallerIMW
Geoff WildeGLW
Harry WoodWdEngineer on the development of sleeve valve compression ignition engines