Dad Devoted 50 Years of Life to Rolls-Royce ; Alfred Bayley Was Among the Earliest Employees of Royce's, Joining the Company in 1918. Four Years Ago, His Daughter, Doreen Salt, of Marehay, Near Ripley, Paid Tribute to a Hard-Working Family Man, Who Devoted 50 Years of His Life to Mr Rolls and Mr Royce. An Extract Is Republished Here.

Derby Evening Telegraph › July 16, 2008

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Alfred Bayley was among the earliest employees of Royce's, joining the company in 1918. Four years ago, his daughter, Doreen Salt, of Marehay, near Ripley, paid tribute to a hard-working family man, who devoted 50 years of his life to Mr Rolls and Mr Royce. An extract is republished here.

My dad, Alfred Sidney Bayley, worked for Rolls-Royce, starting at the age of 14, in 1918, at the end of the First World War. He served his apprenticeship as a fitter and went on to build engines for unique cars - Bentleys etc.

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Dad Devoted 50 Years of Life to Rolls-Royce ; Alfred Bayley Was Among the Earliest Employees of Royce's, Joining the Company in 1918. Four Years Ago, His Daughter, Doreen Salt, of Marehay, Near Ripley, Paid Tribute to a Hard-Working Family Man, Who Devoted 50 Years of His Life to Mr Rolls and Mr Royce. An Extract Is Republished Here.

Dad, right, was part of a team of eight men who produced the engi...

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