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Admiral Sir William Thomas Pillar 〔(The London Gazette, 6 January 1976 )〕 (24 February 1924 – 18 March 1999) was Chief of Naval Support and a member of the Admiralty. ==Naval career== Educated at Blundell's School and latterly at the Royal Naval Engineering College, Pillar joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1942 during World War II.〔(Obituary: Admiral Sir William Pillar ) The Independent, 13 April 1999〕 He was promoted to sub-lieutenant (Engineering Branch) on 1 June 1944.〔(The London Gazette, 22 February 1946 )〕 An acting lieutenant at the war's end, he was promoted to substantive lieutenant (E) on 3 June 1947 (seniority 1 October 1945).〔(The London Gazette, 13 June 1947 )〕 Following service in the Korean War he was promoted to lieutenant-commander (E) on 1 October 1953,〔(The London Gazette, 29 December 1953 )〕 to commander (E) on 31 December 1958〔(The London Gazette, 27 January 1959 )〕 and to captain (E) on 31 December 1966.〔(The London Gazette, 3 January 1967 )〕 He was appointed Assistant to the Director-General, Ships in 1970 and Commander of the Royal Naval Engineering College in 1973.〔 Attaining flag rank as a rear admiral on 7 January 1976,〔 he was made Port Admiral at Rosyth and then Assistant Chief of Fleet Support.〔 Promoted to vice-admiral on 2 April 1979,〔(The London Gazette, 3 April 1979 )〕 he became the first Royal Navy engineer officer to be Chief of Fleet Support. He was appointed a KCB in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours list,〔(The London Gazette, 14 June 1980 )〕 and was promoted to admiral on 5 January 1982.〔(The London Gazette, 2 February 1982 )〕 In 1982, he became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.〔 Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (GBE) in the Birthday Honours list the following year,〔(The London Gazette, 11 June 1983 )〕 he retired on 6 March 1984.〔(The London Gazette, 6 March 1984 )〕 On retirement from the Royal Navy he became Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Jersey.〔 He was also Commodore and later Life Vice-Commodore of the Royal Navy Sailing Association,〔(Obituary: Admiral Sir William Pillar ) The Times, 6 April 1999〕 a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron,〔 President of the Royal Navy Modern Pentathlon Association and a Knight of St. John. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Pillar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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