The birth (18 November 1898) of Herbert Richard Stacey was registered in Holsworthy, Devon, England during the first quarter of 1899. His parents were William Frederick and Elizabeth Caroline Stacey, nee Allin. He was married to Evelyn F. Poppenga in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA on 21 June 1930. He died in Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA on 28 October 1957.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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Herbert Richard Stacey, born in Holsworthy, Devon, England on 18 November 1898.
Official designation of present time: Research Engineer.
Business address: Development Dept, Standard Oil Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

General education: HOE Grammar School, Plymouth, England (1910-1914)

Technical education: Technical College Sunderland (1919-1922)
Mathematics, Materials and Structures, Hydraulics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Machine Drawings, Thermodynamics
Diploma of Associate 1922

Apprenticeship: Higher grade apprentice to Messrs. The Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd. (now English Electric Co.), Coventry, England (1914-1917)
Turning, fitting, milling, erecting etc. on land and naval guns, aero engines, small tool work.

Subsequent career: Joined Commander Locker Lampson's Armoured Car Unit in 1917. Service in Persia, Russia and Mesopotamia 1917-1919.
1923 left England for America, obtained position as Assistant Research Engineer with Development Dept. Standard Oil Co., New Jersey. Since changed to Standard Oil Development Co. deals with patent, research and development work on oil and allied interests of the Standard Oil Co., New Jersey.
My work the first two years was assisting Dr. Wright in charge of engine research, fuel testing and lubrication work on engines supplemented with road tests on cars. Giving advice on patents dealing with this phase of the business. Since expansion of the company and enlargement of the laboratories I have been made research engineer in charge of the engine section of the physical research laboratory and the mechanical shop run in connection with same. Much of my time has been spent on investigation of "Knock" in petrols and developing and coordinating method for measuring same. I am at present in charge of the control work for this.