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Pillar, William Thomas Son of William and Lily Pillar.
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William Thomas Pillar
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Graduate, Blundells School, Tiverton, England.
Career
Commissioned, Royal Navy, 1942;with, HMS Illustrious, 1946-1948;staff, Royal Navy Engineering College, 1948-1951;captain, Royal Navy Engineering College, 1973-1975;with, HMS Alert, 1951-1953;with, Her Majesty Dockyard, Gibraltar, 1954-1957;with, HMS Corunna, 1957-1959;base engineer officer, HMS Lochinvar, 1959-1961;staff of commander-in-chief, SASA, Cape Town, 1961-1964;staff of commander-in-chief, HMS Tiger, 1964-1965;staff of director of naval officer appointments, 1965-1967;naval ship production overseer, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 1967-1969;naval ship production overseer, Imperial Defense College, 1970;assistant director, Directorate General Ships, 1971-1973;port admiral, Rosyth, 1976-1977;assistant chief of fleet support, 1977-1979;chief of fleet support (member admiralty board of defense council), 1979-1981;commandant, Royal College Defense Studies, 1982-1983;Lieutenant-governor, commander-in-chief, Jersey Channel Islands, Jersey Islands, 1985-1990. Cdre. RNSA, 1980-1983. Member county RUSI, 1984-1987.
Member Engineering Management Division Board, Institute Mech. Engineering, 1984-1988. President Lord Roberto Workshop and Forces Society, since 1991.
Membership
Member Royal Naval Modern Penathlon Association (president 1978-1983), Royal Naval Sailing Association Clubs: Naval Club (president since 1991), Royal Yacht Squadron.
Connections
Married Ursula Ransley, 1946. 4 children.
