Frank Perkins (ice Hockey)
Frank Perkins may refer to: * Frank Perkins (engineer) (1889–1967), British engineer, businessman and founder of Perkins Engines Company Limited * Frank Perkins (composer) Frank S. Perkins (April 21, 1908 in Salem, Massachusetts – March 15, 1988 in Los Angeles, California) was an American song composer best known for the song " Stars Fell on Alabama" (with lyrics by Mitchell Parish) and his band classic, Fandango ...

Frank Perkins (engineer)
Francis Arthur Perkins (20 February 1889 – 15 October 1967) was a British engineer, businessman, creator of the Perkins Diesel Engine, and founder of Perkins Engines. Background and early life Perkins was born in Peterborough, the son of John Edward Sharman Perkins, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, and his wife Margaret Charlotte Long. His brother Christopher Perkins became a noted artist, and both boys were educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk. Frank attended Rugby School (1902–1904), Gresham's (1904–1907), and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, (1907–1910) gaining a pass degree in mechanical engineering in 1910. War service At the beginning of the First World War, Perkins volunteered for the army and, in October 1914, was commissioned in the Royal Engineers. He served in its 34th divisional company in the Dardanelles, Palestine, and Egypt. He was demobilised in 1918 with the rank of major. Career He was a third generation engineer, following both his grandfat ...
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