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WE regret to note that the death of MR. JOHN KIRKALDY is announced in Engineering for August 13. Mr. Kirkaldy was born in 1853, and was head of the well-known London firm of John Kirkaldy, Ltd. Quite early in life he took over the management of his father's business, and under his direction the firm played an important part in introducing fresh-water distilling apparatus for use on board ship. Plant of this kind was also designed for use in the Ashanti campaign, and in 1883 and 1885 in connection with the Egyptian campaigns. Mr. Kirkaldy was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and also of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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[Obituaries]. Nature 105, 784 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105784c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/105784c0