A long time interest of mine - how did they get their names etc. Knowledge of this part of history continues to become even more vague than it is already, as people retire and leave the profession.
I have "created" a small piece of the web where we can try to pull together some form of history.
Please give it a try.
The site has a feedback facility so that you can add to the scant information which is there already.
I shall be regularly incorporating amendments as they are received. You never know we may even get enough for a book!
Apologies for posting here in addition to the "Questions" forum, but I believe that ATCOs are uniquely placed to give some high quality anecdotes.