William Thomas Davis
O.B.E., M.I.N.A.,
1867 Born son of Lieut. W. Davis. R.N.
Educated and Trained at Portsmouth and Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
1907 Portsmouth Dockyard as Asst. and Acting Constructor (R.C.N.C.)
1912 Constructor at Admiralty in Charge of Design work, superintending the building of ships,
1915 General Manager, Vickers Shipyard, Barrow
1920 Chief Constructor R.C.N.C., and Hon. Commander, R.N.V.R., in Italy, Egypt and Turkey, on Admiralty service. Awarded Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Cons. Naval Arch.