Sir William John Berry (1865-1937), naval architect
1865 Born in Sheerness
1887 Joined the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
1907 Appointed chief constructor at Malta Dockyard
1912 Assistant Director of Naval Construction in the Admiralty
1917 Job title changed to Director of Warship Production
1917 conferred C.B.
1924 became Director of Naval Construction
1926 Made KCB
1930 Retired from the Admiralty
1937 Died, alighting from his car in Surrey
Vice-president of Institution of Naval Architects
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Sources of Information
- The Times, Apr 06, 1937