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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. | '''Willie Dickson Kilroy''' was an inventor and officer in the [[Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve]]. His service record at the archives spans 1894-1922. | ||
| − | 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, | + | 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,{{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''}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[http://www.google.com/patents?q=%22Willie+Dickson+Kilroy%22&btnG=Search+Patents Patents for Danger Signal, etc.] | *[http://www.google.com/patents?q=%22Willie+Dickson+Kilroy%22&btnG=Search+Patents Patents for Danger Signal, etc.] | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Revision as of 12:02, 14 November 2014
Willie Dickson Kilroy was an inventor and officer in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. His service record at the archives spans 1894-1922.
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 in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 16 November, 1915,[1] as an Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance[2] in the Naval Ordnance Department from the same date.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 337/120.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/130.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 520u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 539.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396p.
