Background
BIRT, William was born in May 1834. Son of John Birt, His (or Her) Majesty Civil Service.
BIRT, William was born in May 1834. Son of John Birt, His (or Her) Majesty Civil Service.
Studied at Mercers’ School, London.
Cartulary-register 1897. Honourable Colonel of the Engineer and Railway Staff Volunteer Corps. Chevalier, Belgian Order of Leopold.
Associate, Institution of Civil Engineers. Director, Great Eastern Railway, formerly General Manager. Deputy Chairman of the Metropolitan Railway.