Bruce White

Brigadier Sir Bruce Gordon White, KBE, FCGI, FICE, FIEE (1885-1983) was one of the leading British consulting engineers of his generation. He was senior partner of Sir Bruce White, Woolfe Barry and Partners.

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KBE - FCGI - FICE - FIEE - 1885 - 1983 - British - Engineer

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Born on the 5th February 1885 he saw military service in Europe during the 1914-18 war and was appointed an MBE in 1919.

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5th February - Europe - 1914-18 - 1919

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During World War II he returned to military service with the rank of brigadier. He held the posts of Director of Ports and IWT at the War Office and Deputy Director, Department of Transportation Tn(5). He was part of the team involved in planning and designing of the ??artificial?? Mulberry harbours, having been responsible for the development of the four legged floating pontoons and the floating roadways that became the Spud pier heads and the Whale piers of these two harbours. These were used to supply allied forces iun France after the D-day landings in Normandy. In this capacity he was chairman of the Harbours committee, which was principally made up of civilian consultant civil engineers who undertook the design of Mulberry.

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World War II - Brigadier - War Office - Mulberry harbour - Pontoon - Spud - Whale - D-day - Normandy - Civil engineer

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He was appointed a CBE in 1943 and a KBE in 1944. After the war his company was responsible for the design of the Chiswick flyover. White worked into his nineties.

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1943 - 1944 - Chiswick

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He died on 29 September 1983.

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