| 词条 | Wilfred Shepherd-Barron |
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|image = |image_width = |caption = |name = Wilfred Philip Shepherd-Barron |nationality = British |birth_date = 1888 |birth_place = |death_date = 1979 |death_place = |education = |spouse = |parents = |children = |discipline = Civil, |institutions = Institution of Civil Engineers (president), |practice_name = |significant_projects = |significant_design = |significant_advance = |significant_awards = }}Wilfred Philip Shepherd-Barron, MC, TD, LlD (1888–1979) was a British civil engineer and army officer.[1] Shepherd-Barron was born John Barron [2] in Caithness, Scotland in 1888.[3] Shepherd-Barron served in the Royal Engineers and received the Military Cross, he was also awarded the Territorial Decoration.[1] After his service with the Royal Engineers he served in the voluntary, unpaid Engineer and Railway Staff Corps which provides technical expertise to the British Army. On 17 December 1946 he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of that corps.[4] He was promoted to Colonel in the corps on 24 February 1950 and retired from the corps on 3 January 1956, receiving permission to retain his rank.[5][6] Shepherd-Barron held a Doctor of Laws degree.[1] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1953 to November 1954.[1] Personal lifeHe married tennis player Dorothy Shepherd. Their son, John Shepherd-Barron became the inventor who pioneered the development of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM).[2] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Harvnb|Watson|1988|p=253}}. 2. ^1 [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/7746651/John-Shepherd-Barron.html telegraph.co.uk - John Shepherd-Barron] 3. ^{{Citation | last = Masterton | first = Gordon | author-link = | title = ICE Presidential Address | date = | year = 2005 | url = http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//presidents_address_2005(1).pdf | accessdate =11 February 2009}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=37817|page=6113|date=13 December 1946|supp=y}} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=38847|page=966|date=24 February 1950|supp=y}} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=40676 |page=78|date=30 December 1955|supp=y}} Bibliography
{{s-start}} {{s-npo|pro}} {{s-bef|before=Henry Cronin}} {{s-ttl|title=President of the Institution of Civil Engineers|years=November 1953 – November 1954}} {{s-aft|after=David Mowat Watson}} {{end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shepherd-Barron, Wilfred}}{{civil-engineering-stub}} 9 : Scottish civil engineers|British civil engineers|1888 births|1979 deaths|Presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers|Engineer and Railway Staff Corps officers|Recipients of the Military Cross|Royal Engineers officers|British Army personnel of World War I |
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