Obituary of W C Neville Bosworth – Birmingham Daily Post

Obituary

Mr. N. Bosworth

Birmingham Water Department Official

The death has occurred of Mr. Neville Bosworth, sen., of 38 Cremorne Road, Four Oaks, who was Distribution Engineer of the Birmingham Water Department until his retirement last May. He was 66.

Mr. Bosworth was taken ill on Thursday evening when driving Conservative voters to the polls in Erdington. He was supporting the re-election of Coun. A. K. Spencer, the fellow Conservative councillor in Erdington of his son, Coun. Neville Bosworth, a solicitor.

He joined the Water Department engineering staff in 1904, and was appointed Distribution Engineer in 1942. He was an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

For many years Mr. Bosworth was well known as a pianist and accompanist, holding the degrees of L.R.A.M. and A.L.C.M., and for 36 years was honorary pianist to the Rocket Club in Birmingham. A Freemason, he was a Deacon in the Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire. He leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters. The funeral will take place at Sutton Parish Church at 12.30 p.m. next Wednesday.

(Birmingham Daily Post, 15th May 1954)

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