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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
- The National Archives. ADM 337/120/452
- The National Archives. ADM 196/130/268.
Footnotes
- ↑ Kilroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/130/268. f. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 520u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 539.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396p.
- ↑ Kilroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 337/120/452. f. 228.
- ↑ Kilroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 337/120/452. f. 228.
