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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 [[Kilroy's Danger Signal]] 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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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>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 19:44, 9 April 2012

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

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List, November 1917. p. 520u.
  2. The Navy List, November, 1917. p. 539.
  3. The Navy List, November, 1917. p. 396p.

Bibliography

  • By Authority (1917). The Navy List, for November, 1917, corrected to the 18th October, 1917. London: H.M.S.O.

Service Records