William Warwick

William Warwick
Born (1912-11-12)November 12, 1912
Birkenhead, UK
Died February 27, 1999(1999-02-27) (aged 86)
Nationality British
Occupation Merchant sailor
Known for First Master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2)
Children Ronald 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.

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.

  1. ↑ He spelled "Bil" with one L, "to distinguish him from all the Bills in the world he knew so well"
  2. 1 2 van der Vat, Dan (26 March 1999). "Captain of the QE2". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ↑ McGregor, Stephen (13 March 1999). "Commodore William Warwick". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : William Warwick". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.


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