William Warwick
Captain William "Bil"[1] Warwick, CBE was a merchant sailor and the Master of Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), the first person to hold that position.
William Warwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1912 Birkenhead, UK |
| Died | 27 February 1999 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Merchant sailor |
| Known for | First Master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) |
| Children | Ronald Warwick |
He was born on 12 November 1912 in Birkenhead, England.[2][3]
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 18 September 1967.[4]
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1971.
He died on 27 February 1999.[2] His son, Captain Ronald Warwick, was a master of the QE2 later on in the ships time in Cunard service.
References
He had three sons all of whom spent sometime at sea.
- He spelled "Bil" with one L, "to distinguish him from all the Bills in the world he knew so well"
- van der Vat, Dan (26 March 1999). "Captain of the QE2". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- McGregor, Stephen (13 March 1999). "Commodore William Warwick". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : William Warwick". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.