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David Gwilym Morris Roberts
David Gwilym Morris Roberts FREng (born July 1925) is a British civil engineer. Born in Wales, he grew up in Merseyside before attending Cambridge University. After graduation he served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, including several cruises aboard , reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. Upon retirement from the Navy Roberts found employment with John Taylor & Sons, where he remained for the rest of his career. He became chairman of the successor Acer Consultants in 1987, holding the post for five years, during which the group's turnover quadrupled and employee numbers trebled.
Roberts worked extensively in the Middle East, largely upon wastewater and water-treatment schemes. He worked with many engineering organisations and became president of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1986. Roberts has written a number of academic papers on diverse subjects and has received awards for many of them. In retirement he remains active in a number of engineering and other organisations.
== Early life and military service ==
Roberts was born in Harlech, Wales in July 1925.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/915637964 )〕 His parents, who were both fluent in Welsh, moved to Merseyside where Roberts attended the Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby. In 1943 Roberts went up to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he remained until 1945.〔
Roberts served in the engineering branch of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), the reserve officer force of the Royal Navy, and undertook his initial training at HMNB Devonport.〔 He served on the cruiser whilst she was flagship of the North America and West Indies Station, and made several cruises aboard her to show the flag in South America and the Caribbean, during which time he was transferred to the main Royal Navy with the rank of temporary sub-lieutenant.〔 He returned to the RNVR on 7 December 1948 with his rank confirmed as permanent, and seniority backdated to 24 July, and was promoted to lieutenant on 17 August of the next year with seniority again backdated to 24 July. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander on 25 September 1957 (with seniority again of 24 July) and retired in that rank on 23 April 1963, by which time the RNVR had become the Royal Naval Reserve.
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