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'''Willie Dickson Kilroy''' was an inventor and officer in the [[Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve]].  His service record at the archives spans 1894-1922.
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Temporary {{LieutRNVR}} '''Willie Dickson Kilroy''', O.B.E. (24 January, 1876 – ) was an inventor and officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]].  His service records at the archives span 1894-1922.
  
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The Royal Navy adopted several of his diverse contributions, including his [[Kilroy Danger Signal]], [[Kilroy Stoking Indicator]] and the [[Mechanical Aid-to-Spotter]].  He was commissioned a temporary [[Lieutenant (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve)|Lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]] on 16 November, 1915,<ref>''The Navy List, November 1917''.  p. 520''u''.</ref> as an Assistant to the [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]]<ref>''The Navy List, November, 1917''.  p. 539.</ref> in the [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Ordnance Department]] from the same date.<ref>''The Navy List, November, 1917''.  p. 396''p''.</ref>
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Kilroy served briefly in the [[Royal Navy]] as a Probationary Assistant Engineer with seniority of 1 July 1899.  He was allowed to resign his appointment on 15 May, 1900.<ref>Kilroy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/130/268.|}} f. 266.</ref>
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The Royal Navy would adopt several of his diverse contributions, including his [[Kilroy Danger Signal]], [[Kilroy Stoking Indicator]] and the [[Mechanical Aid-to-Spotter]]. He was commissioned a temporary {{LieutRNVR}} on 16 November 1915,{{NLNov17|p. 520''u''}} as an Assistant to the [[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]]{{NLNov17|p. 539}} in the [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Ordnance Department]] from the same date.{{NLNov17|p. 396''p''}}
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Captain Dreyer would write of him on 21 June 1918, "Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (Fire Control Design)  Very clever & able, has made consiuderable pecuniary sacrifice in order to serve his country during the war.  Nonetheless, he was refused for a requested promotion in November 1917.<ref>Kilroy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 337/120/452.|}} f. 228.</ref>
  
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Kilroy was demobilised on 31 December, 1918.  Captain Cooke noted that he was "very able & a good designer."  He was awarded an O.B.E. (mil) for valuable services in connection with the design & improvements of fire control instruments, gazetted 1 April, 1919.<ref>Kilroy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 337/120/452.|}} f. 228.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 7 April 2022

Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R. Willie Dickson Kilroy, O.B.E. (24 January, 1876 – ) was an inventor and officer in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. His service records at the archives span 1894-1922.

Life & Career

Kilroy served briefly in the Royal Navy as a Probationary Assistant Engineer with seniority of 1 July 1899. He was allowed to resign his appointment on 15 May, 1900.[1]

The Royal Navy would adopt several of his diverse contributions, including his Kilroy Danger Signal, Kilroy Stoking Indicator and the Mechanical Aid-to-Spotter. He was commissioned a temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R. on 16 November 1915,[2] as an Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance[3] in the Naval Ordnance Department from the same date.[4]

Captain Dreyer would write of him on 21 June 1918, "Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (Fire Control Design) Very clever & able, has made consiuderable pecuniary sacrifice in order to serve his country during the war. Nonetheless, he was refused for a requested promotion in November 1917.[5]

Kilroy was demobilised on 31 December, 1918. Captain Cooke noted that he was "very able & a good designer." He was awarded an O.B.E. (mil) for valuable services in connection with the design & improvements of fire control instruments, gazetted 1 April, 1919.[6]

See Also

Service Records

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kilroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/130/268. f. 266.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 520u.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 539.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396p.
  5. ↑ Kilroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 337/120/452. f. 228.
  6. ↑ Kilroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 337/120/452. f. 228.

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