Nationality British Occupation Merchant sailor | Children Ronald Warwick Name William Warwick | |
Born November 12, 1912 ( 1912-11-12 ) Birkenhead, UK Died February 29, 1999(1999-02-29) (aged 86) Known for First Master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) | ||
Captain William "Bil" 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.
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 18 September 1967.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1971.
He died on 27 February 1999. His son, Captain Ronald Warwick, was later also master of the QE2.
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