Callaghan was born on 15 April 1891 at Lincoln . He succeeded Ernest Marsden as secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research ( DSIR ) . He was president of the Royal Society of New Zealand . He retired in 1953 and was awarded the Imperial Service Order in the 1953 Coronation Honours . He also received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Frank Callaghan