Wallace Charles Devereux

Wallace Charles Devereux CBE (9 March 1893 – 21 June 1952) was a British businessman and engineer, known for his work in producing light alloys for the aircraft industry.

Education He was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham, in 1893, then educated at Erdington High School.

The post-war reduction in demand and the plentiful supply of war-surplus engines made times hard for all engine and component makers. After buying Hooker's at the beginning of 1920, BSA reviewed its operations and decided Hooker's should be liquidated. After some years in voluntary liquidation, Hooker's operations ended in late 1927 when its workshops were sold.

In 1927 Devereux founded High Duty Alloys Ltd. at Farnham Road, Slough Initial backing for this had been provided by John Siddeley of Armstrong-Siddeley,