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 Register of Students Admitted 1871-1906 - REIC Coopers Hill
| Date transcribed | 2012-05-21 | | Transcribed by | Robert Charnock | | Comment | Vol 1 F.W. Abbatt to RHE Hutton-Squire.
At a meeting of the Coopers Hill Society in 1959 the lack of any biographical record of students admitted to the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, was discussed. This register is an attempt to complete a record. It may be regarded as an appendix to: A Short History of the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, by J.G.P. Cameron, C.I.E., issued by the Coopers Hill Society for private circulation in 1960.
The names of the students admitted have been taken from the calendars published annually by authority and preserved in the library of the India Office, Whitehall. The biographical details have been compiled mainly from information in the magazines mentioned on page 28 of Camerons History.
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 | Surname | ASERAPPA | | | Given names | Richard Humbert | | | Awards | FCH | | | Birth | 27 August 1874 | | | Marriage | 27 January 1910 | | | Wifes name | Hettie Baron Jones, of Sidmouth Devon | | | Fathers name | John de Mello Aserappa, Magistrate of Ceylon | | | Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter | | | Term at CH | 1895-98 | | | Academic achievements | At Coopers Hill 1st year Foundation Scholar, prizeman in descriptive engineering, mathematics, chemistry, geology, physics and chemical laboratory; 2nd year Secretary of State's Scholar in mathematics, prizeman in applied mechanics and geology; 3rd year Secretary of State�s Scholar in natural science; Fellow�s Scholar Vice Presidents Scholar in applied mechanics; O�Callaghan�s medallist; Passed out first in order of merit; Appointed Fellow of Coopers Hill; Passed for the Indian Public Service as assistant engineer, 3rd grade | | | Career | Posted to State Railways. Godaveri Bridge Construction 1898-99. Khandwa - Akiola - Bassein famine projects survey 1900-01. Special duty design of bridge strengthening E.B. State Railways. Re-modelling Calcutta Railway Station. Construction Calcutta - Bahaghatta chord line. Executive engineer 1908. Deputed to Gondal Durbar as Manager and Engineer in Chief Kathiawar Railways 1924-32 | | | Retirement | Retired from Gov�t. Service 1929 c/o Mercantile Bank of India, 15 Gracechurch St. London E.C.3 | | | Other | Patented a compass for locating any place |
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The Royal Indian Engineering College (RIEC) was established at Coopers Hill, Surrey, England in 1870 to train Civil Engineers for the Indian Public Works Department.
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