. Transactions. ing, Scotland. Histechnical education was obtained at Kings College, Melbourne, Australia,in 1893 to 1895, and at the Technical College at Glasgow, Scotland, in1897 to 1900. After an apprenticeship with the Mexican J. & S. Rec. Mexico, lasting from 1900 to 1903, he became mill superintendent forthe Cia. Minera Benito, at Juarez, Zac. During the year 1905-6 hewas assistant manager of the Candelaria y Anexas, at Pinos, Zac, and from1906 to 1907 was engineer with the Cia. Minera Jalisco, San Sebastian,Jalisco. At the time of his admission to the Institute, in 1908, he was pr
. Transactions. ing, Scotland. Histechnical education was obtained at Kings College, Melbourne, Australia,in 1893 to 1895, and at the Technical College at Glasgow, Scotland, in1897 to 1900. After an apprenticeship with the Mexican J. & S. Rec. Mexico, lasting from 1900 to 1903, he became mill superintendent forthe Cia. Minera Benito, at Juarez, Zac. During the year 1905-6 hewas assistant manager of the Candelaria y Anexas, at Pinos, Zac, and from1906 to 1907 was engineer with the Cia. Minera Jalisco, San Sebastian,Jalisco. At the time of his admission to the Institute, in 1908, he was practis-ing as a mining engineer at Etzatlan, Jalisco, Mexico. For the next fouryears he practised his profes-sion in the City of Guadala-jara, Jalisco, removing, in1913, to Ixtlan del Rio, in theState of Tepic. It was fromhere that he returned toEngland to put his services atthe disposal of the BritishGovernment. The Instituteis not definitely informed asto how, where, or when Lieu-tenant Baird met his LCaptain John H. Ballamy John H. Ballamy, Captainon the Regimental Staff ofthe 103d Engineers, was killednear Fismes, on Aug. 9, 1918. Captain Ballamy was bornat Plymouth, Pa., in 1886 andgraduated from the HighSchool of that town in the following year he beganwork as a coal miner, and atthe same time began the study of mining engineering in the evening andany other spare time. He continued this diligent and energetic practicefor many years. For sixteen years he continued in the employment ofthe Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Companys coal mining Captain John H. Ballamy. 726 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES department, first as a practical miner, next1 as rodman on the surveycorps, of which he soon became chief, then draftsman and mining engineerin the companys office. In January, 1916, he was promoted to theposition of district engineer in charge of mining engineering work. Hebecame a member of this Institute in September, 1917. Captain Ballamys military experience b
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